I'm not sure we can say this is a race thing as much as a "cops are assholes" thing. I mean the white guy with the same name got dragged out of the car and held at gunpoint in a similar situation.

Once things get past a certain point, the system is loath to simply say "we made a mistake and we apologize", because they wrongly believe that admitting fault will somehow lessen people's respect for them. I think this mistaken belief that they're protecting the system overall is behind a lot of really fucked up rulings by judges excusing absolutely outrageous behavior by cops.

In fact it's the opposite, admitting your mistakes and making amends is a sign of maturity and legitimacy. Making a bad situation worse by punishing someone unjustly instead of just backing down when you're at fault is what actually undermines faith in the system.

I'm not sure we can say this is a race thing as much as a "cops are assholes" thing. I mean the white guy with the same name got drug out of the car and held at gunpoint in a similar situation.

Once things get past a certain point, the system is loath to simply say "we made a mistake and we apologize", because they wrongly believe that admitting fault will somehow lessen people's respect for them. I think this mistaken belief that they're protecting the system overall is behind a lot of really fucked up rulings by judges excusing absolutely outrageous behavior by cops.

In fact it's the opposite, admitting your mistakes and making amends is a sign of maturity and legitimacy. Making a bad situation worse by punishing someone unjustly instead of just backing down when you're at fault is what actually undermines faith in the system.