What if it’s 3 cops beating a black man? A while woman? Any human being?
Lots of one sided videos out there, but I have yet to see anyone with a ‘moral conscience’ stand up for their fellow man against the armed thugs who are killing our fellow countrymen. There’s some real insight to be gained from what’s happening in our country right now - and remember, it’s not the police protesting or going on strike because of the unsafe conditions of their job.
We can make up different scenarios all day. The op asked a specific question. I myself would like to think I would stop and help the officer.
Are you the same JG that was a mod here once? I’m guessing you want to defund the police?
The scenario I 'made up' is the one that's happening throughout our country on a much too frequent basis. But you're right, I should not have hijacked OP's post by offering another scenario to consider. In response to his question - I would stop (and have stopped) and try to document and de-escalate the situation if I found myself bearing witness to another person being beat on.
Yes, I'm the same JG that served as a mod and has been an active member here for a decade and has over 140 positive feedback comments and orders of magnitude more transactions on here over the years. The same one who attended lobby day for as long as I can remember. The same one who supports vcdl annually. The same one whose favorite hobby will be stripped from me on July 1.
Not sure defunding the police without a solid alternative to protect people and property is the best approach. I am a proponent of fixing a broken system. Things like asset forfeiture without charges being brought, police immunity from civil liability, not allowing someone with a demonstrated pattern of abusing their position to still be deployed to a field position, external review boards made up of citizens to handle department complaints rather than handling internally, body cams, and respecting another person's right to exist and live free of fear. What do you believe should change?
First step to fixing a problem is to admit there is one. Ask yourself this - would you choose to live the life of a person of color? If the answer is no and you consider yourself a non-racist, then why are you ok with that?