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I Think the Justice System Is Flawed

Officer Yanez is acquitted of all charges in the shooting death of Philando Castile. That includes even the lesser charges, potentially most disturbing of all, he was even found not guilty of reckless endangerment of a minor with regards to firing 7 shots in close proximity to a child, his girlfriend's daughter, despite the officer's own testimony of literally blacking out and not remembering firing any more than the last two shots.

I am sad and deeply disturbed. This is my community. I live technically 2 or 3 "towns" over from where the shooting occurred, but the twin cities are really just an urban sprawl, and it's all one big little city. I know there is a protest march planned already for this evening, and I highly expect they will block 94 again. I hope no protesters are hurt tonight. Stay safe.
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Johnson212 · 61-69, M
There is an old saying that says you don't always get what you pay for but you do have to pay for what you get.

If there was a scale from 1-10 for police applicants and we determined that we need an 8 at the minimum to be a good police we to forget that we only pay for a 5. When you pay for a 5 and you don't get an 8 you should not be surprised.