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As the Derek Chauvin trial comes to a close, it is important to recognize that accountability for the killing of George Floyd, while necessary, will not have a broad effect on American policing. The circumstances that led to this tragedy will be repeated. 
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Killings by police are remarkably consistent. Year after year, police kill about 3 people in the US per day on avg. These trends will not change unless policing changes. It’s not about more bias training or even accountability for killings. Data via http://mappingpoliceviolence.org
Deadly force is just the tip of a pyramid of police actions. Minneapolis PD use force about 2260 times per yr on avg. Over the last 3 yrs, they used force on Black men at 7.3x the rate they did on white men. US policing emphasizes obedience through command, control & force.
Force stems from policing - stops and arrests. It has to do with WHAT is policed. Less than 5% of arrests in US are for violent offenses. Drug use/possession still #1 offense for arrests in US. We need to reduce policing footprint.
Police stops can be used to look for warrants and other potential offenses but they can lead to use of force. In Minneapolis, Black people are stopped at 4.5x the rate of white people. We have to reduce the number of stops and can move traffic enforcement out of policing.
Policing, race, poverty and inequality and economic and social rights are forever linked. Chauvin encountered Floyd over a counterfeit $20. In Minneapolis, the percentage of Black pop living in poverty is 3.5x that of the white pop. Community investment is essential.
In order to reduce killings we have to reduce exposure to police and police interactions. This means reducing the footprint of police. It means divesting from law enforcement solutions to social issues and investing in communities. @hrw's recommendations: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/12/roadmap-re-imagining-public-safety-united-states
