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Why don't people trust cops?

Asset forfeiture, crooked cops, shoot first ask questions later, a strong union which protects their own, and their ability to spy on their personal rivals through NSA/FBI tools makes us a paranoid bunch.

The last part.. NYPD mis-used tools to track former lovers[1] and there was no reprocussion. How can we feel safe?

[1]https://nypost.com/2013/11/08/jealous-cop-admits-to-hacking-...



Also, location data has a history of getting many people convicted innocently: https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21615622-junk-s...


Plus things like: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/16/nyregion/police-unit-that...

Not to mention historical corruption on a grand scale.




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