Yep, and how often have those cops had to deal with neighborhoods where people say fuck the police, kill cops, and that drive by shootings happen occasionally?
I did say they were twitchy.
That again is a symptom. It is still wrong, it is not a cause.
There are SOME racist cops. I've encountered them. Yet I've also encountered a lot that were not at all racist.
So could this be also a case of the media over hyping the racist incidents so much that it makes us perceive cops overall as racist simply due to that being all the news bothers to put a lot of emphasis on?
That is indeed a possibility as black cops apparently act very similar when it comes to black deaths as well.
I am not ANYWHERE trying to justify the actions of the cops. I am trying to look at what may have lead to this. I do think there is something going on other than race, as depending upon where you live in the country these things don't happen even if you are black. It seems to cluster.
In some parts of our country having long hair and looking like you smoke marijuana is likely to get you harassed by the cops a lot more than your skin color. :) I do have a lot of friends that have been hit by this from where I grew up.