I took bilbo0s comment to mean we do not have formal government policy and programs to imprison and execute a race of people.
We do have a few wackos here and there which is unavoidable.
We do have a few wackos here and there which is unavoidable.
Furthermore Van Dyke's conviction came with mitigating factors that I will passionately argue create the conditions for disparate impact when black Americans are killed by state actors in the form of local police officers.
This IMO supersedes any argument that we lack government policy that sanctions police brutality and points to a direct need for police reform which is the root of a statement like "Black lives matter".