Cops Trained to be Racist

The urgent need for national oversight of police

Jeffrey Kass
Momentum
Published in
5 min readApr 25, 2024

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After George Floyd, Brianna Taylor, Philando Castile, Tyre Nichols, Sandra Bland and numerous other murders of unarmed Black people by the police, there was a groundswell of support to get police departments better training.

Better training on the use of force, cultural sensitivity, de-escalation and racial bias.

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Jeffrey Kass
Momentum

A Medium Top Writer on Racism, Diversity, Education, History and Parenting | Speaker | Award-Winning Author | Latest Book: Black Batwoman V. White Jesus | Dad