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America needs oversight of police's use of force. We don't even collect good enough data and that opaqueness only helps abuse.
by rhcom2 9y ago
America needs oversight of police's use of force. We don't even collect good enough data and that opaqueness only helps abuse.
- jseliger 9y agoUntil we eliminate police unions, that's unlikely to happen: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/opinion/sunday/when-police-unions-impede-justice.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/opinion/sunday/when-police... . Mancur Olson is also interesting on the topic of interest groups and rent seeking more generally: https://www.amazon.com/Logic-Collective-Action-printing-appendix/dp/0674537513?ie=UTF8&tag=thstsst-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957 https://www.amazon.com/Logic-Collective-Action-printing-appe...
- adrianratnapala 9y agoPolice unions are common enough around the world, but internal controls are generally better than we hear about in the US (and I suspect it varies within America as well). I suspect part of the problem is that police forces run by smallish localities, which can't have the same level of training and oversight as larger jurisdictions. But that's only part of the problem: major US cities also seem to have problems.