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I& #39;m seeing a lot of hot takes on what to do about police brutality on my TL. Abolishing them - that& #39;s never gonna happen; training them - they& #39;re already trained peeps. 1. I don& #39;t want citizens groups policing, I know history.
Proper LEO training is not yokels in the community deciding something is up. That& #39;s Ahmaud Arbery right there. No, we need an organized LEO in modern society. What we have is an occupying paramilitary. You have to take a different tactic.
1. Training is the problem. See this guy, William Lewinski. Started the Force Science Institute. “Dr.” who made up his degree & field of study. Witness for cops who always finds ways to say the force was needed. A class action suit would be great. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/us/training-officers-to-shoot-first-and-he-will-answer-questions-later.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/0...
By now, there& #39;s probably others teaching this. It& #39;s been time to prove this isn& #39;t science, it racism & authoritarianism giving cops the mindset that murder is their right because they& #39;re always afraid.
2. Prosecutors & IA. Cops lie on the stand, are proven to lie & can go back home, eat a nice meal & go back to work the next day. If a citizen would be charged, then a cop should be charged. Period. Why can cops stand & watch their buddies fake evidence or abuse people?
Because they don& #39;t face a consequence. That& #39;s on DAs & Internal Affairs. What fuck is your purpose if LEOs can lie to you yet keep on trucking? Demand equal accountability.
3. Police unions/PBAs. These are some of the strongest unions with golden contracts for members & coveted endorsements. Break them. No political endorsements allowed. All judgements against abuse come from their wallets.
Police unions do not stand with other unions, so I have no sympathy for them. They want all the protection, abuse the protection (the way cops abuse OT pay is criminal - 100hrs in a week?) & deserve to be broken.
