RE: Minneapolis Abolish Police
June 12, 2020 at 10:01 am
(This post was last modified: June 12, 2020 at 10:11 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Policing in the us follows the model of an occupying force tasked with the maintenance of social order. It's them vs us. What we see in the US is what we always see in those circumstances. From side hustles as a criminal syndicate to shootings to protecting bad apples against the accusations of enemy forces, all of it. They give them paramilitary gear to support their paramilitary mission which reinforces a paramilitary culture.
That needs to change. No amount of sensitivity training turns a pseudo-combatant into a community resource officer, which is what most police should be, if we insist on keeping the paramilitary force on the taxpayers dime. We need fewer shooters and more helpers, and we need the culture of policing to reflect that. More barneys with their bullet in their pocket, less judge dredd.
That needs to change. No amount of sensitivity training turns a pseudo-combatant into a community resource officer, which is what most police should be, if we insist on keeping the paramilitary force on the taxpayers dime. We need fewer shooters and more helpers, and we need the culture of policing to reflect that. More barneys with their bullet in their pocket, less judge dredd.
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