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This is third-world country stuff. Is there any realistic path forward? How do you get all the irredeemable shitstains out of law-enforcement?
Start by banning police "unions". The guys with the guns don't need extra power.
I just don't see that happening in the US—hence the q re. "realistic" paths forward.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki
In that case, there are none. Things like bodycams help at the margins, but they do nothing to change the basic policing culture. A lot has to do with how police officers are trained, with who's doing the training, and the kind of people who try to join the police. Not to mention public disinterest in massive abuses carried out by the police. Nothing will bring about fundamental changes.
This is why we say there are no good cops, it's not that good people don't become cops, it's that being a good cop is impossible.
Best chance of that would be to just ban public sector unions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki
No.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewkowski
Nice try, though.
Even states that ban public sector unions have "police benevolent associations" which effectively do the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewkowski