You think you can trust the government to investigate itself impartially? LOL.
There might be jerkish behavior on both sides, but guess what? Cops are paid to be professionals, and put their safety on the line to protect the public. Not shoot first or use physical force first and ask questions later.
The way things are now, if I have kids (G-d willing), they’re likely to be a shade or three darker than me. I’d hate to think they’d be at risk of violence from their own government because of the skin color they’d be born with.
When are people going to accept that others can disagree with them politically without being stupid racists (conservatives) or hypocritical narcissists (liberals)? And frankly – I agree that conservatives don’t like to be wrong. Neither do liberals. Do you know anyone, zk, who likes to be wrong? There is equal jerkish behavior on both sides of the political fence – it just bugs you more when you don’t agree with the jerk’s politics.
I don’t like the behavior that a lot of these police officers have been accused of. . But when did a virtual jury of the Internet replace a careful and thorough investigation? Police behaving badly makes great copy for the news networks, but there is a reason we pay people to conduct careful investigations before we decide to prosecute.