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AZProgressive

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8. The system is very oppressive
Sun May 25, 2025, 08:26 PM
May 25

The NY Times article also points out that black people make up a disproportionate amount of the victims including in cases where there is no weapon found.

I think in other countries you don't see this many killed by police except in violent dictatorships which we are heading toward. Did you know Trump ended the DOJ investigation of the Phoenix police department into civil rights violations? A lot of police departments are going to be a lot worse now that they don't have the DOJ or FBI looking over their shoulder. Also Mesa had Park Rangers beating up black people and homeless people even though they aren't cops but my point is that the system is very oppressive.

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Link to full article, no paywall: Ocelot II May 25 #1
K&R Solly Mack May 25 #2
vast majority of the people killed were reported to be armed .. stopdiggin May 25 #3
"reported to be" WhiskeyGrinder May 25 #4
Yeah - I am well aware of your position here stopdiggin May 25 #5
The system is very oppressive AZProgressive May 25 #8
kick WhiskeyGrinder May 25 #6
afternoon kick. WhiskeyGrinder May 25 #7
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