Police officer shoots and kills teen. Doesn't report it.

[ucbalumnus]

@emeraldkity4

I was actually once at a house party in the 1970’s, which was raided by police.
This was the house of a dealer who sold marijuana to other dealers.
So multiple kilos of marijuana were seized, however no guns were drawn, nobody was roughed up or thrown to the ground.
Standards for training and hiring have gone way downhill.

General fear of violent crime is much higher now than it was in the 1970s, even though actual violent crime rates may not be higher. Presumably, this has an effect on how police act (e.g. the assumption of a higher likelihood of someone having a gun and trying to use it, or the acquisition of military-like equipment).