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476. What Are the Police for, Anyway?

Freakonomics Radio

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The Traffic Stop Is a Key Touchpoint in American Policing

Dante wright, a 20 year old esoda man, was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in april. We want to warn you, this body camera footage is hard to watch. The officer reportedy meant to use her tazer, but fired her gun instead. She just shot him. Shot him. Not only did discretionary policing become the norm, as seo argues, it became a foundation from which the mission of policing expanded.

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