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by yongjik 19 days ago
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Police have been killing Americans since at least the 1900s
Not on high res, widely distributed video. Not, immediately after that video, telling us we didn’t see what we saw.

The game has changed.

There are plenty of police killings fitting that criteria since 2020.
ICE aren't police.
I’m sure the people killed appreciate the distinction.
It's in the interest of their dignity and our safety to clarify it.
What's new is that we have the deeds captured under multiple angles in full HD, and still around 30% of the country believes the victims were actually the aggressors and deserved to die. They're so indoctrinated that they're able to rationalize away their own eyes' evidence. And they feel comfortable enough in the current environment to try and gaslight you about it.
No, this isn't new. Everything you’re saying happened with police killing too.
Much longer ago than that.