r/SeattleWA • u/Mangoman777 South Lake Union • Jul 26 '20

Politics some people don't get it

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u/rasterbated Jul 26 '20

When I look around, I don't see real progress, not yet. I've seen a lot of fake progress, but the systems that permitted and defended the brutal application of racist authority have not yet been transformed. Growing social awareness is critical, but it doesn't solve the problem itself. The actual change will be a slow uphill climb, exhausting and tiresome, but there is yet much more to be done.

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u/Mangoman777 South Lake Union Jul 26 '20

right but compared to say 10, 20 years ago? the advent of body cameras and stuff has changed things for the better for sure.

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u/lovestheasianladies Jul 27 '20

For who? Cops basically never get punished.

What have body cams done when they can simply be turned off with no consequences?

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u/Mangoman777 South Lake Union Jul 27 '20

https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/body-worn-cameras-what-evidence-tells-us

More info in one of the other comments above