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<blockquote data-quote="refineryworker05" data-source="post: 3008383" data-attributes="member: 66082">No offense but this is nonsense. What does parenting have to do with police violence and police misconduct?Tamir Rice a 12 year old boy was playing in the park with a toy gun and was killed by the police on sight.John Crawford picked up a toy gun in a Walmart and was killed by police on sight.Walter Scott was shot in the back while running away from a cop who pulled him over for a taillight and the cop tried to plant a weapon on him.Eric Garner broke up a fight and that drew the attention of the police and they killed him for no reason.Philando Castile was killed by a cop while legally possessing a gun and following the cops orders to get his license.Freddie Gray started running when he saw the police and was thrown in the back of a police van that resulted in his death.Over and over and over again, we see incidents where people are not breaking the law and yet.... the police kill them.Heck and that&#039;s not even the half of it, these interactions that lead to deadly results are the most extreme version of the lower levels of violence and disrespect that many many citizens receive from police on a daily, monthly and yearly basis while they aren&#039;t breaking the law.Again by pretending that better parenting can save someone from police violence and misconduct, we let the police off the hook for being responsible for their interactions with citizens.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="refineryworker05, post: 3008383, member: 66082"] No offense but this is nonsense. What does parenting have to do with police violence and police misconduct? Tamir Rice a 12 year old boy was playing in the park with a toy gun and was killed by the police on sight. John Crawford picked up a toy gun in a Walmart and was killed by police on sight. Walter Scott was shot in the back while running away from a cop who pulled him over for a taillight and the cop tried to plant a weapon on him. Eric Garner broke up a fight and that drew the attention of the police and they killed him for no reason. Philando Castile was killed by a cop while legally possessing a gun and following the cops orders to get his license. Freddie Gray started running when he saw the police and was thrown in the back of a police van that resulted in his death. Over and over and over again, we see incidents where people are not breaking the law and yet.... the police kill them. Heck and that's not even the half of it, these interactions that lead to deadly results are the most extreme version of the lower levels of violence and disrespect that many many citizens receive from police on a daily, monthly and yearly basis while they aren't breaking the law. Again by pretending that better parenting can save someone from police violence and misconduct, we let the police off the hook for being responsible for their interactions with citizens. [/QUOTE]

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