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Opinion journalist, Washington Post. Author of Rise of the Warrior Cop, and The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist. Honorary Duckmaster (3/24/18).

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    Radley Balko‏Verified account @radleybalko 31 May 2020

    Radley Balko Retweeted Jake Tapper

    “Systemic racism” does not mean “all cops are racist.” It means the criminal justice system is racially discriminatory regardless of the motivations of the people who operate it.https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1267078134542761986 …

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    Asked if systemic racism is a problem in US law enforcement, White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien told me just now: “No. I don’t think there’s systemic racism...
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      1. Mario Cuomo‏ @TenoreMario 31 May 2020
        Replying to @radleybalko

        Qualified immunity should be unconstitutional but the constitution isn't really the constitution anymore. I am hopeful we can discuss this and the use of tear gas on peaceful protestors but all I see on CNN is pictures of broken windows.

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      1. SasquatchQAwesome‏ @QSasquatch 31 May 2020
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        Thanks for what you do @radleybalko. Your body of work is an exemplar of data-driven, thoughtful journalism.

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      1. Wendell "masked up" Albright‏ @WendellAlbright 31 May 2020
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        That's only hard to understand if you don't want to understand it.

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      1. itsjamaly‏ @RiosJamaly 31 May 2020
        Replying to @radleybalko @showusyourwork

        ✊🏽

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      1. nmfa‏ @nmfa17 31 May 2020
        Replying to @radleybalko @biannagolodryga

        I think you are right. Some of these Republicans don't know what systemic racism means. There is a good chance their normal sources of news (e.g.,Fox) do not help make this clear.

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      1. Katie‏ @Katie_565 31 May 2020
        Replying to @radleybalko @biannagolodryga

        Oh, he knows exactly what it means. His words today were to give a green light to racists and provide plausible deniability to people who don’t want to see. Says antifa over & over while not answering q’s about the evidence of white supremacy. They WANT this

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      1. Laura Hennessey  🆘 ✍️‏ @LauraHennesse11 31 May 2020
        Replying to @radleybalko @biannagolodryga

        And here's some of that frameworkhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/28/us/politics/jeff-sessions-crime.html …

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      1. Jennifer K  😷‏ @Jennifer_inLR 31 May 2020
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        The White House National Security Advisot does not know the definition of systemic racism. 😒

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      1. Natitude‏ @SigSomd 31 May 2020
        Replying to @radleybalko @JasonLaCanfora

        Thankfully, @POTUS pushed through criminal justice reform... something his predecessor did not get done.

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      2. Spice‏ @Spicxer 31 May 2020
        Replying to @radleybalko @justin_fenton

        Were there any good Nazi's?

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      3. Totally Ryan  🧟‍♂️‏ @legends_rk 31 May 2020
        Replying to @Spicxer @radleybalko @justin_fenton

        Thank you! OP makes it sound like people are born as cops.

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