If so, why?
For a year, students at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls have had the opportunity to find out.
Per a web archive, the piece explores, firstly, the tragedy of George Floyd:
On May 25th, George Floyd was in Minneapolis on business, far from his family and community, when four Minneapolis police officers served as judge, jury, and executioner on an unarmed, non-violent, handcuffed Black man.
“He was dragged from his car,” the text continues, “pinned to the ground, and choked even as he begged for air by officers using unnecessary and deadly force.”
In light of what occurred:
Paw Patrol seems harmless enough, and that’s the point: The (justice/anti-police) movement rests on understanding that cops do plenty of harm.
By contrast, Braden claimed police are “heroes.”
His teacher was of a different mind, as her many remarks made clear:
“So you brought up the police in your speech a few times. So what is your…main concern? Since, I mean, honestly…the issue is systemic.”
“[T]he whole reason we have police departments in the first place where did it stem from? … It stems from people in the South wanting to capture runaway slaves.”
“[A] lot of police officers have committed atrocious crimes and have gotten away with it and have never been convicted of any of it.”