Research on Cops
"Volumes of research in sociology, psychology and criminology have advanced a “rotten apple” theory of police misconduct (Bonnano 2015) explaining variation in police behavior with individual-level officer traits. For example, scholars have posited that police officers have distinct personalities characterized by, “machismo, bravery, authoritarianism, cynicism and aggression,” as well as bigotry (Balch 1972; Skolnick 1977; Twersky-Glasner 2005, 58) and
some argue that ..."
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@adeptomega .... I find I have several questions....
White denial
@Jmecchia@mastodon.social @Are0h@playvicious.social @guerrillarain okay, can we blame the whites for white-on-white and white-on-black crime?
http://www.wsbradio.com/news/national/austin-bombing-suspect-uncle-says-was-smart-kind/IdS7DVuMwMmPgI9r2AzjzO/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Paddock
or, oh hey, y'wanna go through the folks listed here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_murder and tell us the percentage of whites vs. everybody else for attackers and victims? I'm sure it will *absolutely* support your point!
@Leucrotta *dang* that is a cool action shot. so much detail! I love it!
@Aradia@mastodon.social @starkatt yah, I haven't been there for the lunch rush but I imagine it's busy. during off-times, though, it's usually easy to find plenty of table space, and there's a meeting room that can be booked for a fairly low fee. there's also a stage and sometimes there's events happening, including things like kid's concerts, so it can be very noisy at times! XD
@starkatt the Den is awesome but waaaaaaay up north, in Bothell. XD also way up north (but not quite that far) is Third Place commons, which has a food court and lots of table space.
@noelle I KNOW RIGHT. XD I kinda love the Sith Warrior class storyline... XD
@literorrery woooo! :D 🎉
@vahnj okay that's a good point. XD
@emanate @KawaSeadrake you're welcome! :D
@emanate I just saw it for the first time yesterday and it's been *stuck in my head*. o______o like a machete!
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