Rio de Janeiro’s police killed a record number of people in three months
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Rio de Janeiro’s police killed a record number of people in three months
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Re: Rio de Janeiro’s police killed a record number of people in three months
#2Probably should replace the word “people” in the title with “criminals” to be more specific, and less click-baity.
Re: Rio de Janeiro’s police killed a record number of people in three months
#3Probably should replace the word “people” in the title with “criminals” to be more specific, and less click-baity.
Whose definition of 'criminal' are we using? Is it "anyone who dares defy police?" Or "someone who was in the wrong place at the wrong time and was mistaken by the police as the person they were after?" Or maybe you prefer "anyone who is a target of police inquiry and lethal force because they're obviously guilty?"
Until the evidence is presented and decided upon, people are not criminals.
Re: Rio de Janeiro’s police killed a record number of people in three months
#4Probably should replace the word “people” in the title with “criminals” to be more specific, and less click-baity.
That's debatable. Because the police (especially the military police) should not be judge, jury and executioner.
I'm on the fence about this as I don't have enough information to form an opinion. I'm European living in the US and so far removed from anything happening in South America that I cannot judge based on the news. I have one Brazilian friend who does agree with this approach so that's that.
Bun in general, this is going too far. It's no longer a slippery slope. If the cops have authority to fly around and snipe 'criminals' then the opportunity for abuse is ridiculous. Nobody should have that power.
Re: Rio de Janeiro’s police killed a record number of people in three months
#5Probably should replace the word “people” in the title with “criminals” to be more specific, and less click-baity.
In absence of an actual conviction I think "people" is a fine description.
Re: Rio de Janeiro’s police killed a record number of people in three months
#6Probably should replace the word “people” in the title with “criminals” to be more specific, and less click-baity.
Nobody:
You: this article about a spike in extrajudicial killings after a far right mayor was elected is making it sound worse than it is
Re: Rio de Janeiro’s police killed a record number of people in three months
#7Probably should replace the word “people” in the title with “criminals” to be more specific, and less click-baity.
If anything, "criminals" would be a prejudicial framing. "People" is a pretty neutral word to refer to, well, people.
Re: Rio de Janeiro’s police killed a record number of people in three months
#8Probably should replace the word “people” in the title with “criminals” to be more specific, and less click-baity.
Whose definition of 'criminal' are we using? Is it "anyone who dares defy police?" Or "someone who was in the wrong place at the wrong time and was mistaken by the police as the person they were after?" Or maybe you prefer "anyone who is a target of police inquiry and lethal force because they're obviously guilty?" Until the evidence is presented and decided upon, people are not criminals.
I think there’s a clear difference between “poor guy in the wrong place at the wrong time” and gang members dealing drugs and toting firearms.
Re: Rio de Janeiro’s police killed a record number of people in three months
#9Probably should replace the word “people” in the title with “criminals” to be more specific, and less click-baity.
First, cute wordplay but criminals are people, despite your feelings.
Second, in many cases you can _at most_ use the word "suspects" because the people murdered were not in flagrant delict an were not tried and convicted.
Third, all it takes is to read the article to understand the situation. Hyper-scalation of violence has been going on for a long while and this is _not_ a plan to fight crime as much as it is a political reaction of the conservative faction that just won the election with populist claims of "safety through increased state violence". With that knowledge at hand its harder to dismiss the issue as some attempt to push a "liberal agenda" as you tried to do (although the expression and eveb the concept don't translate to Brazil).
I'm sad to have to answer a comment like yours in this forum.
Re: Rio de Janeiro’s police killed a record number of people in three months
#10Probably should replace the word “people” in the title with “criminals” to be more specific, and less click-baity.
Knew this comment would pop up.
Some people genuinely want to live in the Judge Dredd universe..