I found this to be a fascinating read. I have longed for this but the approach to the police issue is not completely accurate. It seems like people are focusing more on the racism factor. Personally, I feel the problem is the god complex police officers in this country have. Yes, there is racism factor. But to attack the issue we need to attack this god complex on a federal level. We need standards and nationwide standards for police behavior. You cannot control racism but you can control general behavior and have a standard of behavior. For now, one of the only solutions I see would be to have cameras on every police officer. I don't care if the cops don't like the idea. For me the ones who are against cameras all the ones with something to hide. It has nothing to do with their ability to do their jobs. If the camera goes off and a controversial issue occurs then we should go with the citizen's version of the story. You see, part of the problem is we automatically take an officer's point of view as law. Police men and women are human beings who occasionally make mistakes and yes, occasionally lie. They should not be held to that high of a standard over the average citizen. I participated in a Facebook post not too long ago and the friend of my friend essentially told called people who live in Flatbush Brooklyn filth. I have always been one to allow people to say what they feel so I tried not to be offended. However, you can clearly see how people are viewed in ethnic neighborhoods. You cannot stop the police from working there. However, if you create on nationwide standard of behavior you may prevent more deaths.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/12/06/i-was-a-st-louis-cop-my-peers-were-racist-and-violent-and-theres-only-one-fix/
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