First off, as I said and as BD said, this isn’t all cops. Secondly, in this case, we don’t know what triggered these cops and/or whether it had anything at all to do with race. Third, no one here knows what training these cops had in the years and months preceding this event. What we have is what has been reported and precious little else in the way of factual information. Most of what has been said in this post is speculation.ZoWie wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:54 am When cops go over the edge, everyone suffers. I would imagine soon as the video airs, they'll be fighting in the streets of LA again. I'm not going anywhere tonight and you shouldn't either.
Point being, we're all being oppressed by oppression. When cops of any race oppress people of color for any reason, the whole country loses. Less talking and more fixing.
Warrior training is indeed a bad idea. American streets are not Ukraine. There is no enemy in the military sense. Every single person in the city does not want cops dead. It's a big part of the problem, and it's why the Black woman said, "the only race that matters is Cop." We have to stop this.
As far as race is concerned, MPD has had multiple black police commissioners over the years. Its current commissioner is black. Memphis has had multiple black mayors over the years. The current mayor, Strickland, a democrat whom I voted for, is in his second term and was the first white mayor of Memphis in 20 years. Half of the City Council is black. So to assume this is racial without any evidence is a race to judgement.
As in any organization, sometimes you have people who behave badly. MPD is no exception. Based on what I have seen and heard, they handled things quickly and professionally. Hopefully, they can avoid rioting and violence in the streets which will solve nothing.