Comment on I've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have made things bettter.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 5 days agoprior to Iraq, no police officer ever fired their gun
Somewhat paraphrased, but still, wut?
US police officers always have been corrupt as shit, and violent. None of that is a new thing
SippyCup@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
Corrupt, yes. Violent, absolutely. But shooting Brown people was much less common then just beating them with a club. Police had to, and likely still do, answer for every round they discharge.