Bettersten Wade’s search for her adult son ended when she discovered that an officer had run him over — and without telling her, authorities buried him in a pauper’s field.

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    1 year ago

    If that were to become a reality, they would be no cops. Is that what you want? No cops? Because that sounds nice.

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      Every time I hear about (more) police violence, I just get stuck thinking about the number of times I’ve been assaulted by patients as a healthcare worker and how I was still required to put their safety above my own if at all possible…including the one that was twice my weight and tried to strangle me.

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        There seems to be an inverse correlation between fearing for your life and fearing negative repercussions…