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by mrguyorama 1287 days ago
Because the police for a hundred years have cultivated a culture of horrific abuse of power, and if you bring it up, half the country calls you a radical.

Some people, whether they notice or not, prefer a world where "others" suffer.

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> prefer a world where "others" suffer.

I did notice this aspect of American mentality. Somehow the culture here really seems to feel that retributive justice is justice served.