What I’ve long wondered: Is there also a correlation btwn other types of “non-violent” police misconduct —like lies (big & small) & bad stops, searches & arrests—& excessive force & killings? Is there a ratchet effect (i.e. does violence start w/ a lie w/o consequence & build)?
It’s clear excessive force & police shootings usually don’t come out of nowhere w/o any prior problematic signal. Credibility issues *must* correlate to future violence potential. Struggle is actually discovering credibility issues. One primary reason: nytimes.com/2019/09/25/opi…
No. Completely different when applied to people who choose to become police, are armed, empowered to deprive liberty, incentives are heavily titled toward making arrests at all costs, and all w/ little to no disincentives for wrongdoing.
Forget 30k feet. Go all the up to 100,000. Maybe there’s an overall parallel argument. But couldn’t be more different. For one: Police misconduct & lies aren’t “nuisances.” They’re serious crimes that can & do lead to wrongful convictions & imprisonments.
Broken windows policing has been debunked & has driven mass incarceration.
Im interested in exploring the separate question of whether there is a connection between police violating people’s rights/lying about it & police violence.
That’s all.
Im interested in exploring the separate question of whether there is a connection between police violating people’s rights/lying about it & police violence.
That’s all.
*Because they are different things.* Smoking weed, jumping the subway turnstile, jaywalking are just diametrically different than a police officer, armed with a gun w/ power to deprive liberty, committing perjury or violating someone’s rights.
