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Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
Sun May 26, 2013, 11:22 PM May 2013

Police beating (another) man to death. [View all]



Is this also not a Men's Issue?

I think it is because you would not see it done to a woman and yet we see it over and over against men.

Let us assume the worst. Let's say the man, high on meth, is fighting police. He punches hard, he seems to have more aggression and strength than an average person.... but then, he is down, covered by another policeman, restrained from fighting.

How many times does he need to be hit with a blunt object? In this video, it is a policewoman striking him repeatedly. Yes, men are stronger than woman, but does that really account for the fact that it is ALWAYS men beaten to death by police?

Men. Dangerous. Expendable. This remains an unexamined reality and yes, it is a man's issue.
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