re: Video of the 12 y/o shot by cops last weekend

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The fact that this is lost in all the RABBLE RABBLE of Ferguson is the most disturbing thing in all of this. Overzealous, over-militarized and ego-maniacal cops are a major problem facing our country.

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Yea, it's frustrating to me that the "white perspective" is so pro police in these situations. shite, this board bashes cops all the time for their shoot first mentality on dogs. I think Michael Brown was a thug POS, and this kid was dumb as frick. But can we at least empathize a little bit to understand that what this cops are doing is a threat to all of us? Look at this abuse of power! This board gripes about it all the time. And instead of using this as an opportunity to protest things we always bitch about in this system: i.e. dog murders, ridiculous tickets, unwarranted raids, innocent lives lost in improper raids, police abuse, we are turning it into black vs white so that a lot of us arent even expressing our voices!

What we the "white perspective" want may not be the same as the "black perspective" but an overhaul of police departments in this country is needed. We can use these situations to demand it just as much as any other group.