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0 pointsTeever2y ago0 comments

So why not make a special prosecutor who only deals with police cases?

The solution seems too simple.

That makes me think that the underlying thing causing this issue to plague American society isn't what you suggest.

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ok, maybe one of the biggest wasn't hedged enough. but it is still an important reason imo.

There are many more of course:

- Police can sabotage the re-elections of politicians that oppose them, by doing their job worse and increasing the rate of crime.

- Courts tend to favor the police, inventing such concepts as qualified immunity

- An unfortunately large percent of the country is happy for the police to trample people as long as it's the people they don't like

- And more, which the article gets into some of. I'm not a huge 538 fan but its pretty decent

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