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wish ppl understood that every “reform” they could ever think of for the police has already been tried and failed. they all result in more money for police and no tangible progress bc reformist ideas will never lead to progress for the police. short resource thread 
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@C_Resistance created this helpful infographic that summarizes the difference in reformist vs abolitionist steps to address policing. i’ll drop some resources that show why/how those in the red haven’t worked in action 2/11
body cams dont actually help 3/11
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/20/558832090/body-cam-study-shows-no-effect-on-police-use-of-force-or-citizen-complaints
https://www.npr.org/sections/... href=" https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/7/21/15983842/police-body-cameras-failures">https://www.vox.com/policy-an...
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/20/558832090/body-cam-study-shows-no-effect-on-police-use-of-force-or-citizen-complaints
“community policing” doesn’t work 4/11
https://theappeal.org/community-policing-is-not-the-answer/
https://theappeal.org/community... href=" https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/11/03/community-policing-is-not-the-solution-to-police-brutality-it-makes-it-worse/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/postevery... href=" https://thecrimereport.org/2015/05/15/2015-05-community-policing-promise-and-failure">https://thecrimereport.org/2015/05/1...
https://theappeal.org/community-policing-is-not-the-answer/
more training doesnt work 5/11
https://www.insider.com/police-defensive-deescalation-techniques-implicit-bias-training-2020-6
https://www.insider.com/police-de... href=" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/racial-bias-training-de-escalation-training-policing-in-america/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/raci...
https://www.insider.com/police-defensive-deescalation-techniques-implicit-bias-training-2020-6
“diversifying” the police force doesn’t work (honestly take one look at Baltimore Police Department which is 40%+ Black and you don’t gotta look no further, many major police departments are already “diverse,” turns out Black cops hate niggas too) 6/11 https://www.pewtrusts.org/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2016/08/22/does-diversifying-police-forces-reduce-tensions">https://www.pewtrusts.org/research-...
only study showing “diversifying” could help isn’t generalizable nationwide and they studied the Chicago PD from 2012-15 to reach their finding. CPD killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald and covered it up in 2014 while this study was happening. 7/11 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/diversity-law-enforcement-may-improve-policing-study-shows-n1257515">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcb...
police oversight boards have major problems and are ineffective 8/11
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/is-civilian-oversight-the-answer-to-distrust-of-police/">https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/fron... https://www.acluct.org/en/news/civilian-review-boards-work-they-must-avoid-past-mistakes">https://www.acluct.org/en/news/c...
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/is-civilian-oversight-the-answer-to-distrust-of-police/">https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/fron... https://www.acluct.org/en/news/civilian-review-boards-work-they-must-avoid-past-mistakes">https://www.acluct.org/en/news/c...
we know convictions don’t help on a wide scale because as Chauvin’s verdict was being read, cops killed a 15yo in Columbus, OH. not to mention the perks and sheer terror Chauvin will be able to inflict on the inside as someone protected by cops/guards 9/11 https://www.fox13now.com/news/national-news/family-15-year-old-girl-shot-killed-by-police-in-columbus-ohio">https://www.fox13now.com/news/nati...
this isn’t saying the changes can’t happen but they need to be abolitionist steps, such as those outlined in the infographic in this thread, not reforms. pgs 70-71 of _We Do This Til We Free Us_ by @prisonculture share a helpful guide for understanding demands to support. 10/11
i think anyone interested in understanding moving forward should read/listen to this book (from the tweet above). it’s an easy, digestible, well-written, relatively short book. hit me up if you want to discuss im in the process of reading now. https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1664-we-do-this-til-we-free-us">https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/166... 11/11
