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It is hard to imagine something more egregious . . . short of murders which have been consistently happening.

The thing is, there hasn't been any uptick in police abuses, we just are now able to check out collective cognitive bias with video evidence.

Imagine what was going on in the 90s, or the 80s can your mind even take it to contemplate the 1970s?

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This varies by region. In my region, the 70's and 80's were a time of pretty great policing. "Protect and serve" along with deescalation techniques were the norm.

In the 90's a new chief changed all of that. It's on a return back, but the damage done will take a decade or two to undo, if it can all even be undone.

It is generally true that the rise of social media and citizen reporting and sharing has improved visibility. In many places, this has been going on a long time. Many people are shamed or harmed to the point where they won't talk about it.

Good Point.

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