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Yes I have....big deal. Police departments have been under scrutiny for excessive force for a long time.

That is the problem. big deal!

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou

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This is not a new issue just because the YouTube generation watched a video.

I am not a youtube generation. Get a grip.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou

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This is not a new issue just because the YouTube generation watched a video.

I have a grandchild, and many of my cronies are disgusted with the militaristic police force.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou

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I have a grandchild, and many of my cronies are disgusted with the militaristic police force.

Good for them, but until the policing status quo changes, there will be more applications of force resulting in injury or death.

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Economics trumps Virtue. 

 

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Why wouldn't the cops have recognized that he was an unhealthy man and putting him in a chokehold would have compromised his health. We have cops here on the dtes in Vancouver who have better empathy with drug addicts and prostitutes (although, it took a lot of training to get them onboard).

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou

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Why wouldn't the cops have recognized that he was an unhealthy man and putting him in a chokehold would have compromised his health. We have cops here on the dtes in Vancouver who have better empathy with drug addicts and prostitutes (although, it took a lot of training to get them onboard).

Cops in BC also kill citizens....just happened to a mentally guy in the street with a 2x4...they shot him with much empathy.

Economics trumps Virtue. 

 

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Good for them, but until the policing status quo changes, there will be more applications of force resulting in injury or death.

So how do you change the policing status quo? We had to work on it here in Vancouver and now the VPD actually know the folks in DTES neighbourhood. We have a much better community when the cops empathize with the community instead of putting everyone in chokeholds.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou

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Cops in BC also kill citizens....just happened to a mentally guy in the street with a 2x4...they shot him with much empathy.

Yes, but we are working on improving the system.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou

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It isn't easy, no doubt, but the VPD has come a long way in their community policing.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou

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Not that I can see....multiple gunshots, tazers, high speed pursuits, submission holds, etc. continue.

Well, you don't live here.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou

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Not that I can see....multiple gunshots, tazers, high speed pursuits, submission holds, etc. continue.

Should we compare this to a city in Cleveland?

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou

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..and you don't live here...but have much more to say about what happens in the U.S.

You seem to have a big problem with canadians discussing your police forces. Why is that?

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou

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Just responding in kind...do you have a problem with that ?

Nope, not at all.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou

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Nope....dead is dead...and Cleveland has King James instead of a Queen. That's why cities have big insurance policies.

I get the insurance policies in the U.S. We don't have those issues in Canada. And I hope we don't end up going in that direction.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou

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I get the insurance policies in the U.S. We don't have those issues in Canada. And I hope we don't end up going in that direction.

That's fine....the U.S. is not Canada. Why would anyone expect identical experiences ? Canada ain't no paradise for police interactions either...just ask First Nations and "visible minorities".

Economics trumps Virtue. 

 

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