FeepingCreature

The problem is, bad behavior gets institutionalized and then who do you turn to? As a citizen, what are you supposed to do if there's police abuse in your town and nobody lifts a finger? Obligatory latin quote?

Police officers wield a large amount of power. That's why misbehavior has to be a lot more scrutinized.

There was a study that came down to Democrats mostly saw Colbert as mocking Republicans, and Republicans mostly saw him as mocking the way Democrats see Republicans. Link. It's related to Poe's Law which can be summarized as "there is no position so extreme that some people won't seriously defend it", and the implication, "extreme parody is indistinguishable from genuine expression. "

What do you think of the statistical claim that police killings are equivalent for blacks and whites, once you account for police encounter rate?¹ Assuming it's true, how do you deal with a movement who thinks they're under threat of violence if that threat is invalid due to non-obvious statistical reasons?

More generally, how can we make national conversation be about statistics rather than tragic single cases?

[edit] Since my top comment was removed for not being a question (fair enough), let me reproduce it here:

I just want to say you're a hero. Friendly social exposure is the best way to defuse xenophobia born from ignorance.

¹Not to imply there's no systemic racism in law or application of law, merely to question the very specific point of lethal police violence.

Probably a mix of racist laws (cf "black drugs" vs. "white drugs") and socioeconomic factors, in my opinion.

Tiny nitpick: since death is the irreversible cessation of life, you have not died any more than a resuscitated hypothermia patient has.