On July 10th, 2015, a police officer in Prairie View Texas pulled over a 28-year-old black woman named Sandra Bland for not signaling before a turn. The traffic stop quickly turned hostile and there was a confrontation between the officer about her smoking in her car. Many people have probably seen the footage of this
It may have started with Prohibition and Carroll v US, but don’t forget the War on DrugsTM hasn’t helped either. Add in systemic racism, qualified immunity, police unions, corruption, and insufficient training/requirements (compared to what’s required to be a police officer in other countries), and you’ve got a recipe for…well [gestures vaguely in all directions]
Most definitely. Completely forgot about the over-militarization of local and state police forces being yet another step in the road to what we have today.
It kind of seems that way. The 99PI episode touches on that a bit.
A lot of the authority police have today is a result of prohibition and a reinterpretation of the 4th amendment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll_v._United_States
It may have started with Prohibition and Carroll v US, but don’t forget the War on DrugsTM hasn’t helped either. Add in systemic racism, qualified immunity, police unions, corruption, and insufficient training/requirements (compared to what’s required to be a police officer in other countries), and you’ve got a recipe for…well [gestures vaguely in all directions]
I really like how you wrote this, I really don’t like that it’s true
Same.
Don’t forget all of the military equipment they get for free. Because every sleepy 4 intersection town needs a Bearcat/MRAP.
Most definitely. Completely forgot about the over-militarization of local and state police forces being yet another step in the road to what we have today.