Police Accountability: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Summary

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The text is a transcript of a segment from John Oliver's show Last Week Tonight, where he discusses the issue of police accountability in the United States. He criticizes the lack of data, transparency, and oversight in policing, and the obstacles that prevent officers from being held accountable for misconduct or excessive force. He also points out the negative consequences of the "bad apple" argument and the erosion of trust between police and the public. He uses humor, sarcasm, and examples to make his points.

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1. Scientists in South Korea have achieved a nuclear fusion reaction at 100 million°C for 30 seconds.
2. The core of the Sun has a temperature of 15 million degrees kelvins.
3. There are nearly 18,000 different police departments in America and they do not report or share data on police misconduct.
4. Out of thousands of fatal police shootings since 2005, only 77 officers have been charged with murder or manslaughter and only 26 have been convicted.
5. Body cameras have increased transparency and trust in many places and reduced the number of complaints and use of force incidents.
6. Police unions fiercely fight any attempted reforms and protect officers from accountability.
7. A lack of trust in police accountability leads to a lack of trust in police and some schools host classes to teach kids how to safely interact with law enforcement.