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straightforward than any of this. Police are given considerable authority, and human beings — of all races and creeds, in all times and places — have a natural tendency to abuse authority unless constrained by institutions, norms and accountability.
If you are unwilling to believe that the cops in this case were self-loathing Black men, then their behavior becomes a function of poor training and supervision, abysmal decision- making, anger in the moment, free-floating cruelty, or some combination of these things.
The left elevates race above all the other factors that might play into a police encounter gone horribly wrong because the racial interpretation allows it to make a broader critique of American society and force wide-ranging political and social changes.
This is a very useful narrative, which is why it is loath to give it up even in an incident involving Black cops.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
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