MTV Decoded | The Racist Origins of Policing
If modern policing were to take a DNA test, it would come back 99%-100% racist. And thankfully, we don’t need anyone to spit in a tube to figure that out. We just need to take a look at history. This week ,we explore how slave patrols in the South, strikebreakers in the North and the Anti-Mexican Texas Rangers in the old west paved the way for the racist practices of modern policing.
MTV Decoded | 3 Hollywood Myths About Policing
When you see a cop on TV or in movie, they’re almost certainly putting their life on the line to catch the bad guys and keep us safe. But is that really what cops do? Not even close. In this week’s episode of Decoded, we break down three of Hollywood’s biggest myths about cops!
