article_snippet.sent: The public is losing confidence in law enforcement, and the strained relationship between minorities and police is reaching a breaking point.
article_snippet.sent: Every police shooting that captures headlines justifies an ever increasing fear of cops in the street.
article_snippet.sent: As fear ratchets up, so does the tension between cops and the people in the communities they serve.
article_snippet.sent: As tension rises, the risk of more shootings increases.
article_snippet.sent: Studies have shown that both cops and people in the community act better when both cops and people in the community act better know both cops and people in the community act better are on camera.
article_snippet.sent: Complaints against cops decrease, and, most importantly, use-of-force incidents drop.
article_snippet.sent: When we look at this footage -- and when we see the dashboard camera from the other South Carolina officer who last year shot a man who was reaching for his driver's license -- it's clear that many cops are more likely to interpret actions, even routine actions, from black men as potentially aggressive.
article_snippet.sent: These may not be overtly racist cops.
article_snippet.sent: These may not intentionally treat black men differently, but we can't pretend that black men aren't being disproportionately targeted.