1. That is 133 people in a country of about 330 million.
2. There are roughly a million interactions with police all over the country, every week. That means your odds are 2.5 in a million IF you are in an interaction with a police officer. I have had 5 interactions with police officers in their official capacity, mostly due to traffic infractions, in my entire life. I have had many more interactions with officers in more casual circumstances. Just last weekend I had to have a well check done on my sister. They found her body. The officers could not have been more gracious and helpful.
3. When you look at the “not resisting” incidences most of them are full of idiots who do SOMETHING stupid.
4. Language like “murder” conjures up images of police just looking for someone to shoot. It leads to people being distrustful of law enforcement, leading to MORE issues.
How long have you had issues with authority? Can you show me on this doll where the police officer touched you?
Doesn’t matter.
What matters is that they happen. And that nobody is trying to make it not happen. Prosecuting attorneys don’t want to be seen as tough on cops and tank the cases. The cop union always throws the best attorneys at it too, which probably doesn’t help those prosecutors.
Over and over we find out these cops have long disciplinary records. Were often rejected by other police forces. And then after the prosecutor tanks the case they go right back out on the street. (Except for that Mesa case I linked to, he claimed PTSD and is out on permanent medical leave, retired in his 30s because getting away with murder is traumatizing.)
Doesn’t matter if the victims did stupid things either. None of them carry a death penalty. Cops are supposed to enforce the law and instead they are a threat. And they get special immunity. It’s crap. They should be held to a higher standard. People shouldn’t make excuses and shrug their shoulders and just accept that maybe the cop who pulls you over is having a bad day.
Because it doesn’t start with murder. That’s just the very visible layer. That’s the final insult to citizens. Abuse. Over charging. There’s plenty of bad behavior before they murder.
I don’t have issues with authority. I have issues with abuse of power. And with sad little men that excuse murder and then throw insults.
Be better. Just like the murderers you’re finding excuses for.