I've been thinking a lot about this incredible piece by @prisonculture about reforming the police. Here are important questions they offer:

1. Are the proposed reforms allocating more money to the police? If yes, then you should oppose them.

2. Are the proposed reforms advocating for MORE police and policing (under euphemistic terms like ‘community policing’ run out of regular police districts)? If yes, then you should oppose them.

3. Are the proposed reforms primarily technology-focused? If yes, then you should oppose them because:
a. It means more money to the police.
b. Said technology is more likely to be turned against the public than it is to be used against cops.

4. Are the proposed ‘reforms’ focused on individual dialogues with individual cops? And will these ‘dialogues’ be funded with tax dollars? I am never against dialogue. It’s good to talk with people. These conversations, however, should not be funded by tax payer money.

One of the best lines in this piece is : "This is not a problem of individually terrible officers rather it is a problem of a corrupt and oppressive policing system built on controlling & managing the marginalized while protecting property."

The whole piece is incredible, and you should read all of it! @prisonculture analysis and work is incredible, and I learn so much from them regularly https://truthout.org/articles/police-reforms-you-should-always-oppose/