The notion that the cops should be able to act as an extrajudicial execution squad is pretty opposite to the kind of conservatism I thought you stood for.
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It's a recognition of human nature. I've seen countless videos of violent police interaction with people - especially blacks, but not only them. There are damned few where the civilian was polite and cooperative and was subjected to violence.
And calling Chris Rock's statement support of an 'extrajudicial execution' is kind of an exaggeration, don't you think?
My point about BLM is the same as in the cite in post #780, which pointed out that the only reason more Blacks are shot - percentage wise - than Whites is more Blacks are involved in violent crime - percentage wise - than whites.
There IS a problem with police training in the US and in Canada. They are taught to 'take command' and they are far more militaristic than they need to be or used to be. They are often far quicker to grab people instead of talking to them. They feel threatened much more easily, and when threatened go for their guns too quickly. But this is a universal issue, not a Black rights issue. Some shootings are definitely unjustified, and I say it when I see it. The Walter Scott shooting is probably the most famous involving Black Americans, but the shooting of Justine Damond was even more outrageous and indefensible, and didn't cause any riots because she was white.