ACAB, writing
@genderlessmenace666@queer.party I'd strongly recommend watching the docuseries Flint Town on netflix or wherever you get your media. It explores the culture of policing in Flint circa 2016, as a deep dive into what the relationship between the people and the police becomes as a region succumbs to poverty. I think it will provide a very insightful look into how police operate in that kind of situation, and how the police relate to each other and to the people they have authority over.
ACAB, writing
@genderlessmenace666@queer.party Spoilers for the last episode in the series: politics plays a big role in the series, because everything is political, and in the last episode, the doc producers ask the police who they voted for. Invariably, all the white cops voted for trump, and all the black cops voted for Hillary.
ACAB, writing
@genderlessmenace666@queer.party Another thing to consider, and something that Flint Town explores, is that black police want to help. They believe they're doing the right thing, and as police, they seek to try to help their community. Even as they are part of the system of abuse, they might excuse it as what the community needs to become a better place.