I believe police brutality is embedded in the training.
........ “first rule of law enforcement”: An officer’s overriding goal every day is to go home at the end of their shift. But cops live in a hostile world. They learn that every encounter, every individual is a potential threat. They always have to be on their guard because, as cops often say, “complacency kills.”
Officers aren’t just told about the risks they face. They are shown painfully vivid, heart-wrenching dash-cam footage of officers being
beaten,
disarmed, or
gunned down after a moment of inattention or hesitation. They are told that the primary culprit isn’t the felon on the video, it is the officer’s lack of vigilance. And as they listen to the fallen officer’s last, desperate radio calls for help, every cop in the room is thinking exactly the same thing: “I won’t
ever let that happen to me.” That’s the point of the training.
How Police Training Contributes to Avoidable Deaths - The Atlantic
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I believe police officers are just regular people with a gun that many shouldn't have. Some are scared, afraid, just plain cowards with hate in their hearts.