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| FBI Director now blames crime on police Videos - Susan Rice where are you. |
| 2015-10-25 |
| [Huffpoo] CHICAGO (AP) -- Police anxiety in the era of ever-present cellphone cameras and viral videos partly explains why violent crime has risen in several large U.S. cities this year, FBI Director James Comey said Friday. Comey told several hundred students during a forum at the University of Chicago Law School that it's critical to do more to address a widening gulf between law enforcement and citizens in many communities, particularly African-Americans. He said while there likely are multiple factors behind the spike in violence in cities, including Chicago, officers and others nationwide have told him they see "the era of viral videos" as a link. "I don't know whether this explains it entirely, but I do have a strong sense that some part of the explanation is a chill wind blowing through American law enforcement over the last year, and that wind is surely changing behavior," Comey said. He added that some of the behavioral change in police officers has been for the good "as we continue to have important discussions about police conduct and de-escalation and the use of deadly force." Comey likened the strain between law enforcement and local communities to two lines diverging, saying repeatedly that authorities must continue to work at improving their relationships with citizens. But he added: "I actually feel the lines continuing to arc away from each other, incident by incident, video by video." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 "I don't know whether this explains it entirely, but I do have a strong sense that some part of the explanation is a chill wind blowing through American law enforcement over the last year, and that wind is surely changing behavior," Comey said. Another way to say it is nobody likes putting their life in danger only to have every decision taken out of context and viewed under a microscope with the worst intentions projected upon everything. Much easier to let it burn. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-10-25 12:15 |
| #5 Reintroduce hard labor or the option of military service for those that have some hope of redemption. Either way don't allow prison to be a gang-related resume point. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-10-25 12:14 |
| #4 It probably will not happen in the few years I have remaining, but unless a radical shift in politics reverses the current demographic and cultural trending, the white man is finished in this land. He'll be forced to move elsewhere to survive. May sound a bit alarming, but current models are found nearly everywhere. The most recent examples are the changing landscapes in Europe. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-10-25 09:42 |
| #3 How about reforming 'punishment' into something kinder and gentler making crime a valid avocation and life style? They didn't warehouse large populations of sociopaths a hundred years ago. This is all about making you feel good about yourself and your moral superiority and not public safety and good order. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-10-25 09:41 |
| #2 Or dare to blame it on deliberate political manipulation and exploitation... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-10-25 09:26 |
| #1 Yesterday he was blaming police fear and timidity. Blame it on anything. Just don't blame it on the noble savages. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-10-25 09:20 |