This blog post is a reaction piece to a thought-provoking Vox article, “I'm a black ex-cop, and this is the real truth about race and policing.” You should follow the link below to read it and then come back to this blog post. http://www.vox.com/2015/5/28/8661977/race-police-officer To summarize, the author claims that 15% of cops are good, 15% are bad, and 70% could go either way depending on the circumstances. His basic point is that the culture of policing needs to change and that police officers and police departments need to be held accountable. I agree, and I want to use this blog post to expand upon the concept and add my perspective to it. I am approaching this topic from my religion of Christianity, specifically evangelical Christianity. Even if you are not a Christian, take a minute to consider the Christian philosophy of humans. First, God created all humans as good people. In fact, he made them like him, in His image. The second Christian tenant is that humans (star...
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