Some suggest that Minneapolis police officers should live in the neighborhoods they police so that they will have to live with the results of their work. The city’s council members have no such intention. They will use your money to insulate themselves from the consequences of their actions.
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New research finds that ‘Pattern-or-Practice’ investigations into crime and policing which followed ‘viral’ incidents of deadly force “have led to a large and statistically significant increase in homicides and total crime.”
It should be understood there is no sure way to end police violence and no one formula works. But a widely agreed set of practices like more training, ending militarization, enacting strict use of force policies, abolishing unions, and removing hindrances to holding police officers accountable are all necessary steps to take if reform is going to take place.
Generally, a majority of people agree that the police system needs to change. There has been a growing realization that the way the system is set up encourages the use of force or does not discourage officers from using excessive violence. Things like (1) lack of adequate training (2) militarization of the police (3) tasking the police with jobs they are ill-equipped to do (4) public perception of crime, are some of the most common factors contributing to police brutality.
The only demographic group to support the measure was ‘Self-described liberal’
When the police didn’t protect Minneapolitians in the recent riots, they practiced the great American tradition of defending themselves. The gun control debate is dead for years, but this armed self defense probably isn’t what the city council has in mind when it talks about abolishing the police.
Minneapolis city council is moving to abolish the police. The city’s residents might not be so keen.
The big question following a third night of rioting and looting in Minneapolis is where was the Minnesota National Guard? …