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What can we do to prevent more deaths at the hands of police? - mattkime - 04-17-2021
It just amazes me that they continue to happen WHILE grabbing so much media attention.
Re: What can we do to prevent more deaths at the hands of police? - vision63 - 04-17-2021
Cops been killing Black people for 400 years in America. Literally.
It's not going to stop no matter what people do. Sorry.
Re: What can we do to prevent more deaths at the hands of police? - Lemon Drop - 04-17-2021
We already know what to do
We've known for a long while
It's not about knowing at this point, it's about actually following through.
Only vote for people willing to follow through on all the pieces.
Re: What can we do to prevent more deaths at the hands of police? - PeterB - 04-17-2021
Lemon Drop wrote:
We already know what to do
We've known for a long while
It's not about knowing at this point, it's about actually following through.
Only vote for people willing to follow through on all the pieces.
This.
Plus, follow a model that has worked for certain police departments: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-jersey-congressman-on-how-camden-revamped-its-police-force/
Re: What can we do to prevent more deaths at the hands of police? - Filliam H. Muffman - 04-17-2021
Seattle Police has been under a Consent Decree since 2012 and still has major problems. Even after having a female African-American chief for a couple of years. SPD just had a huge issue by promoting a dinner with racist/sexist/etc. "Billy Graham Evangelistic Association" and only cancelled it after word of the the event blew up in local media coverage.
Even though she was elected as a 'reform candidate,' the King County sheriff's department has a chief that has a recent campaign calling her to resign after an internal email about a shooting victim was leaked.
Re: What can we do to prevent more deaths at the hands of police? - rjmacs - 04-18-2021
Disarm the police?
Re: What can we do to prevent more deaths at the hands of police? - vision63 - 04-18-2021
rjmacs wrote:
Disarm the police?
They'd get shot down on sight.
Re: What can we do to prevent more deaths at the hands of police? - rjmacs - 04-18-2021
vision63 wrote:
[quote=rjmacs]
Disarm the police?
They'd get shot down on sight.
This is where I say that turnabout is not fair play, right?
Re: What can we do to prevent more deaths at the hands of police? - RgrF - 04-18-2021
Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
Seattle Police has been under a Consent Decree since 2012 and still has major problems. Even after having a female African-American chief for a couple of years. SPD just had a huge issue by promoting a dinner with racist/sexist/etc. "Billy Graham Evangelistic Association" and only cancelled it after word of the the event blew up in local media coverage.
Even though she was elected as a 'reform candidate,' the King County sheriff's department has a chief that has a recent campaign calling her to resign after an internal email about a shooting victim was leaked.
Police departments nationwide persist is recruiting ex-military. Training for police work is completely different from soldiering and while former military are in theory retrained, their "muscle memory" from military probably takes over when stressed.
Combine that with DoDs "gifts" of surplus equipment to locals and how's a former GI Joe or Jane expected to think or react?
Re: What can we do to prevent more deaths at the hands of police? - vision63 - 04-19-2021
rjmacs wrote:
[quote=vision63]
[quote=rjmacs]
Disarm the police?
They'd get shot down on sight.
This is where I say that turnabout is not fair play, right?
That wouldn't be turnabout. How would it be that? If you shoot me, I should be able to shoot your daughter?