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Another suggestion: Bolster social programs that is being hamfisted through the justice system, necessitating larger police forces who don't have deescelation
by TeaDrunk 6y ago
Another suggestion: Bolster social programs that is being hamfisted through the justice system, necessitating larger police forces who don't have deescelation training and are not legally obligated to know the law they enforce.
Police don't need to bust someone for drugs if we have robust social programs that adequately address poverty and addiction.
Police don't need to harass homeless people if we have robust social programs that adequately address homelessness.
Police don't need to deal with severely mentally ill people who are unpredictable and potentially dangerous if we have robust social programs that adequately address the mental healthcare crisis in this country.
- thephyber 6y ago> Bolster social programs I think you are actually talking about dismantling more than half of the existing criminal statutes. I agree that we should do it, but there's a reason it hasn't been done before: there are still a ton of citizens who believe the only way to deter crime/poverty is a bigger stick, not swapping a stick for a carrot.
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- yellowapple 6y agoPolice "don't need to (bust someone for drugs|harass homeless people)" period. > and are not legally obligated to know the law they enforce. They should be. I do agree that we need better social programs, but that doesn't excuse police thuggery.