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@wdlindsy@toad.socialBrian Klaas writes (and he's very correct, I think),
"Policing reform is usually tied to body cameras and oversight—how the police behave. Not enough attention is paid to who the police are—and the abusive systems that attract them in the first place. …
But nothing systemic changes.
Then, a little while later, the cycle resets. We do it all over again."
#PoliceViolence #SystemicViolence
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https://brianklaas.substack.com/p/how-to-reduce-police-violence
"But nothing systemic changes.
Then, a little while later, the cycle resets. We do it all over again. Like clockwork, around 1,100 Americans are killed by police in the United States each year, a per capita rate that’s much higher than other comparable rich democracies.'
#PoliceViolence #SystemicViolence
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"Power attracts corruptible people more generally, and power centers with a history of abusive, militaristic, and racist violence disproportionately attract people who want to abuse minorities, or use lethal force. Those are the exact people who shouldn’t be in uniform, because they see that kind of culture as an attractive profession. But that’s too often who applies. People who should never be in uniform self-select into it."
#PoliceViolence #SystemicViolence
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@wdlindsy I have said this in articles, on panels, TV interviews and myriad posts, and will keep saying it again, and again: the best thing we can do to change current dysfunctional police structure and culture is to get rid of police unions. They are not really unions. They are racist social clubs, and they are fueling the protection of corrupt police, brutality and killings. Nothing will change until that changes.