Talking with police officers who work in high crime area doesn't give you anymore insight than talking to a lot of BLMers. You're getting only part of the story from an unbalanced perspective. No, it is not necessary or even logical to say that if you address police abuses, then you have to address crime in the community, too. It's a specious rationale. They're two separate issues.
BLM's focus on unaccounted for murders is an acknowledgement of a tippling point. Realistically, the more routine day-to-day policing of minority communities is where the real damage occurs. Law enforcement has been one of the most destructive forces for lower income, minority communities in the last 30 years.
I would argue the community has no choice but to have heavy police presence in these areas because of the sheer #s of crime if left unattended (so many even with police presence). The officers will say that assertive policing has reduced overall crime. Its a fine line, I agree. Left alone, many of these areas will erupt into crime and chaos, it is the truth. Cops should never beat up on people, I support an individual's rights (until they commit crimes then I am less forgiving). In these neighborhoods, by the way I lived in a low income inner city neighborhood for a couple yrs end of college, the criminals will prey upon the innocent and weak in these communities....you probably know that to be true. 1st day my friends and I moved in guy came over trying to sell us crack, happened a couple times, then people broken our windows later, then guy nearly stole my friend's car till he chased after him, heard yelling commonly, and occasional shots. After a while people left us alone thankfully but if you don't stick up for yourself, you'll be a victim. If police aren't tough, they will be victims in this community. There is a different mentality of dominance. All I'm saying is that it is a complicated issue and the massive rally against police in the media and spurred by BLM and suburban liberal whites is not considering how difficult these areas are to establish control in. You're right, speaking to police is not an unbiased view, I agree, but these guys are shot at or attacked most days and many people in these communities absolutely hate them, regardless of the race of the officer. Sometimes times Hispanic officers are even attacked because they look white. We need to get rid of cops that commit brutalities but to ignore the dysfunction and criminals in these communities is ridiculous.
