12-18-2014, 02:09 PM
Anyone who is looking for a full solution to end police brutality, or to achieve what they perceive to be appropriate justice in all cases, or to abolish false claims against police officers altogether is unrealistic.
Nothing will make that happen because human nature is what it is and perfection can very rarely be achieved in any context. I think the majority of citizens understand that and that's why they support the body cam push, regardless of the Garner case and others like it.
Disagreeing with the grand jury decision in the Garner case and therefore changing one's mind about supporting continuous improvement through body cam adoption is an emotional reaction, not a logical one. IMO.
I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of rational people who exclaimed, "well then........what good are body cams, FFS!?!?" in response to the lack of indictment against Pantaleo were venting their (understandable) frustration in-the-moment, rather than truly switching to a perfection-or-nothing long-term stance. I could be wrong though.
Nothing will make that happen because human nature is what it is and perfection can very rarely be achieved in any context. I think the majority of citizens understand that and that's why they support the body cam push, regardless of the Garner case and others like it.
Disagreeing with the grand jury decision in the Garner case and therefore changing one's mind about supporting continuous improvement through body cam adoption is an emotional reaction, not a logical one. IMO.
I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of rational people who exclaimed, "well then........what good are body cams, FFS!?!?" in response to the lack of indictment against Pantaleo were venting their (understandable) frustration in-the-moment, rather than truly switching to a perfection-or-nothing long-term stance. I could be wrong though.