SPOTLIGHT: IN A STUDY OF COPS’ FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS, 1 IN 5 HAD POSTED RACIST, VIOLENT CONTENT
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Yeah, that's not all all surprising, unfortunately, and is a big and glaring nail in the coffin of the "bad apple" theory. 20% of police expressing violent racist attitudes is far from "a few bad apples", that's a systemic, cultural problem. Particularly when you consider that those are only the ones who felt sufficiently comfortable spewing their hate openly and identifiably. Quite clearly, there are many more who hold these sentiments, but aren't dumb enough to air them publicly.
And it's not just the rank and file, either.
Nothing that hasn't been known by minorities for many decades; but putting actual numbers on the problem helps to quell the denialism (somewhat, I'm sure the resident cop groupies will be in here shortly with the usual mealy-mouthed evasions and justifications).
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The Plain View Project looked at the accounts of about 2,900 current officers and 800 retired officers. Hoerner and Tulsky reported that “the project sought to compile posts, comments, and other public activity that could undermine public trust in the police and reinforce the views of critics, especially in minority communities, that the police are not there to protect them.” The researchers found more than 5,000 posts and comments that met their criteria. Of the officers who could be identified on Facebook, 1 in every 5 of the current officers and 2 in every 5 of the retired officers made comments that met that standard, “typically by displaying bias, applauding violence, scoffing at due process, or using dehumanizing language,” Hoerner and Tulsky wrote. |
Yeah, that's not all all surprising, unfortunately, and is a big and glaring nail in the coffin of the "bad apple" theory. 20% of police expressing violent racist attitudes is far from "a few bad apples", that's a systemic, cultural problem. Particularly when you consider that those are only the ones who felt sufficiently comfortable spewing their hate openly and identifiably. Quite clearly, there are many more who hold these sentiments, but aren't dumb enough to air them publicly.
And it's not just the rank and file, either.
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It wasn’t just the less-experienced or lower-ranked officers who were responsible for the offensive, troubling public posts. Among those identified as members of the Philadelphia police department, at least 64 were in leadership roles, “serving as corporals, sergeants, lieutenants, captains, or inspectors, according to an employment roster from January.” |
Nothing that hasn't been known by minorities for many decades; but putting actual numbers on the problem helps to quell the denialism (somewhat, I'm sure the resident cop groupies will be in here shortly with the usual mealy-mouthed evasions and justifications).
via International Skeptics Forum http://bit.ly/2Z1ssEy
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