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Originally Posted by dyna mo
I agree with you again, it's going to get worse before it gets better. but the difference b/w USA and iraq is we are a civilized nation, I'd like to think/hope that civility would supercede USA turning into an iraq.
it's a fixable problem, wouldn't you agree? We don;t need to sink into a 3rd world country over a cop problem, but the cops are the ones that will fix a cop problem, not vigilante citizens, not the doj.
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It's really been a long standing issue -- just publicized better today. All the "Prison Planet" type hype is just either stirring a boiling pot or "preparing" for the "certain" future depending on how you look at it.
I read something interesting the other day -- 1 in 5 -- 20% of the population is qualifying for Medicaid now. This problem is poverty related. You don't see police shootings in wealthier communities -- the 'burbs. I would like to see some realistic stats on the police shootings in the 'burbs, the 'hood and the barrio ... Wouldn't be hard to guess where the problem is -- where there is more poverty.
Real opportunity and not handouts is the answer -- good luck finding that ...