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| George Floyd's killing has reignited #BlackLivesMatter and sparked calls for America to defund its police forces, with some arguing that this is the only way to overcome systemic racism. But defunding is not the only option. Read more here: https://econ.st/3cTUit7 Read our obituary for George Floyd here: https://econ.st/3dTWeTK The killing of George Floyd has sparked protests around the world: https://econ.st/3dWSh0n How history is repeated in the protests at the death of George Floyd in America: https://econ.st/3dVkbK9 Read more about the racial inequalities behind America’s protests: https://econ.st/2zuSkBM Listen to “Checks and Balance”, our weekly podcast on American politics. The latest episode covers racism and police brutality: https://econ.st/2XZlAtX |
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Uppity Mantis
2020-06-19 at 09:18 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Who remembers when the economist wasn't biased?
Hans Kloss
2020-06-19 at 10:08 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
I do, but I am old.
It may also be that back then when I started reading it, I was just naive.
The truth is that media went into a complete meltdown over SJW. Selective stats and emotional diarrhea do not help to stop damage to the fabric of the society, that this hole SJW nonsense is doing.
Matthew M
2020-06-24 at 19:42 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Makes me sad
Khalid Pirzada
2020-06-19 at 15:31 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Police union is unheard of in India.
Flying Cat
2020-06-20 at 09:30 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Why they need grenade launchers to protect students?
Marton
2020-06-20 at 12:17 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Defund the police, make it an extremely unpopular career choice so that only felons would have an interest, hire the felons to do the policing and add some far-left community activists: that will show all those republicans! They will just shut up and stay in their homes even on election day. What a great plan. Congratulations!
Armstrong Earth Being's, Tracker Channel.
2020-06-21 at 02:35 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
In less then 3min, many false facts on police involved deaths etc..
Jack Kim
2020-06-21 at 13:02 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
American police is helpless you can never change them
Shirley Roberts
2020-06-22 at 16:48 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
This is just an attempt to nationalize police so they all would be run by Washington. If Washington told them that guns were no longer allowed, they would all come to get our guns. If Washington told them shut down churches, churches would be shut down….etc, etc,etc.
Brett S
2020-06-23 at 15:53 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
The economist has really started buying into the propaganda. Not one word mentioned about the violence of Americans against the police. What an embarrassment to objective reporting.
Paul
2020-06-23 at 21:54 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
I live in Russia 33 years and never saw police pull out a gun.
Full Metal Machinist
2020-06-24 at 00:56 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
I am a 34 year old American and I have never seen an officer deploy a firearm.
Matthew M
2020-06-24 at 19:42 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
try following the law an complying
bad cops are already being exposed
James L
2020-06-28 at 06:08 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
scummy communist propaganda
NicksoloRoblox
2020-06-29 at 16:54 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
How about abolishing our current police and replace it with a new police that also protects and serve while enforcing the law
Raghav
2020-07-02 at 17:45 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
'They shutdown the police force. They hired people back. They ended up expanding the force." So basically they added more cops to deal with crime.
Lara Greene
2020-07-04 at 02:33 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
GREED CONTROLS THE USA/AMERICANS……YOU HAVE TO STOP THE GREEDY!! (CORPORATIONS) ………..EVERYTHING IGNORANT AND EVIL COMES FROM LETTING THE GREEDY RULE!!!…..DONT FOCUS ON COPS…..FOCUS ON THE ONES WHO CONTROL COPS!!! ….GO ABOVE COPS!!!……MAKE YOUR STATE GOVERNOR FIX THE PROBLEM!! MAKE HIM!!
Lara Greene
2020-07-04 at 02:48 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
WAIT A MINUTE….SHE TOLD HOW MANY CITIZENS WERE KILLED BY POLICE…THEN SHE SAID 25% OF THOSE WERE BLACK….THEN SHE SAID BLACK PPL WERE MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED BY POLICE!!! HOW CAN SHE SAY THAT WHEN ONLY 25% KILLED WERE BLACK!!!?? CRAZY!!
dokota1
2020-07-11 at 02:18 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
Many comments are smarter than The Economist. The Economist probably doesn't even believe what they are saying themselves.
Avik Saha
2020-07-11 at 20:38 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
It would start when men in uniform recognize the problems.
Belen ZG
2020-07-22 at 11:33 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
They regulate themselves?? That's clearly where things go wrong, wth. They need a control circle.
Black Rooster
2020-08-04 at 14:27 (UTC 2) Link to this comment
you simply can't.