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"Do What You Gotta Do": Cop Shows Bolster Idea That Police Violence WorksBy Aaron CantuTruthout Mar. 31, 2014 |
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 "Within a minute and a half of the first episode, the show has summed up its central message: Police violence works. This is relayed again and again throughout the series: When a cop with a chain-wrapped fist savagely beats a Spanish-speaking suspect demanding an attorney until he relinquishes a tip; when officers debase the idea of policing without intent to arrest; when cops round up black non-criminals and deliver them to precinct torture chambers. In every episode, these methods achieve the desired ends. The message: Police violence works. " Read More 
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