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IronLionZion

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3. It's long past time for some police reforms

Reply to discocrisco01 (Original post)

Tue Jan 25, 2022, 10:04 AM

Jan 2022

I saw a news story where police arrested a teenage black girl with long hair when their suspect was an older bald black man. For some police officers, any black person will do.

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Black man spends days in jail after being mistaken for a suspect who is white and twice his age [View all] discocrisco01 Jan 2022 OP

I think he'd probably win a lawsuit... I wonder how much their mistake will cost them. NurseJackie Jan 2022 #1

Whatever it costs them, it won't be nearly enough EYESORE 9001 Jan 2022 #2

It won't cost them anything Piasladic Jan 2022 #9

Require cops to carry liability insurance. NYC Liberal Jan 2022 #10

Love this idea, and you're right on the money FakeNoose Jan 2022 #16

It's long past time for some police reforms IronLionZion Jan 2022 #3

Decades of reform have gotten us to where we are today. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #5

Arresting people who don't fit the description at all IronLionZion Jan 2022 #6

Correct. But that's a feature, not a bug. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #7

no where llashram Jan 2022 #12

no mistake GETTINGTIRED Jan 2022 #4

I like his chances barbtries Jan 2022 #8

I personally know of 2 cases just like this of mistaken identification KS Toronado Jan 2022 #11

Which is proof it was deliberate onetexan Jan 2022 #13

My thoughts also KS Toronado Jan 2022 #14

I thought this was an Onion headline... Karadeniz Jan 2022 #15

Police need to be held accountable and meet minimum standards. LiberalFighter Jan 2022 #17

They will probably try to arrest him again when he tries to twodogsbarking Jan 2022 #18