@HogPocket9455
I’ll try to just give my thoughts in there bullet points
1
Many departments don’t provide adequate training to nonviolent solutions. I agree, I believe I said in a earlier post that more training is needed and most often welcomed. It just has to be funded which ultimately falls back on the citizens thru taxes. I just hope that people realize it when there asked to vote for a tax that goes to it.
2
Standards for what constitutes brutality vary widely. I agree with this also to some degree. I mean I try to just use what I consider command sense on this but I don’t think sense is to common these days lol. Every state or more so every region is gonna see things differently. I just don’t know how to make that better. I don’t know.
3
Consequences for misconduct are minimal. This is probably the best and most effective place to start if we really want things to change. I am 100% on board with making the playing field even on this. With that said “even“ means they get a trial like everyone else. I’ve seen to many people getting mad and claiming it’s unfair when things don’t move the way they think it should even when it is the way it’s supposed to be done. I’ve also seen people want particular charges at times even when it doesn’t fit the statute.
4
Settlements are shifted to the taxpayers. You gotta blame the defense lawyers here lol. The defense determines who they sue and they typically go for the most money. Normally they include the officer, the department and the town/county. Out of those which do you think will get them the most. 30-50k dollar a year police officer or the others.
5
Minorities are unfairly targeted. It’s hard for me to give anymore insight on this then anyone else I guess. I can only speak for me and the the guys I work with. I can tell you I live in a town that is probably 70% white, 20% Hispanic and 10% black. (Just a guess on the percentages). And the last time I was in the jail I would assume that those percentages were probably pretty fairly represented. I would love to see a audit of my community to see if it’s numbers were on par with what I believe.
6
Police are increasingly militarized.
This is tough for me because I see the point but I also believe that threats change over time and the general public are more capable of causing harm now then they were in the past. For example 25-30 years ago people couldn’t go to the Internet and learn how to make pipe bombs or things like that. I guess my thought is it’s better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it.
7
Police themselves say misconduct is remarkably widespread. If by widespread they mean there are dumbasses in every department then I guess I agree with that. I still don’t believe it is anywhere close to the majority. This is where it’s everyone’s responsibility to fix it. Cops have to stand up against those that disgrace the badge and the public needs to agree that we need to up our odds on finding candidates that aren’t in it for a power trip.
And finally I point to what they said at the end about police wearing body cams and how it reduced incidents. I’m completely on board with this and luckily it is heading in that direction. Its stupid at this point for departments not to do this. It helps protect the public and the officer. Sorry for the long post but I tried not to miss anything in the article.
