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I think that is problem for the Democratic Party. Most US urban areas, some with the most problems, are completely controlled or mostly controlled by progressi
by pnw_hazor 6y ago
I think that is problem for the Democratic Party.
Most US urban areas, some with the most problems, are completely controlled or mostly controlled by progressives -- some for multiple decades.
Why is there so much fail in the urban cores? Either the progressive policies fail because they don't work. Or, the progressives are not really interested in improving the situation. Or, a combination of both.
Progressives hire the police chiefs, negotiate the police union contracts, set the certification/hiring/training standards for police, make many state and most local laws, and so on.
Yet, police in the urban cores remain a problem? Why is that?
Many people will reasonably come to a conclusion that the progressive Democrats do not really want to improve things, or they are too incompetent to do so.
- newen 6y agoTwitter thread by a Minneapolis city council member about how they tried to do police reform. He talks about wanting to do changes slowly but was met with resistance by police, including the police delaying responses to call from areas where the members voted against police interests. He is now talking about disbanding the police altogether and starting over. https://twitter.com/mplsward3/status/1267891869691850754?s=21 https://twitter.com/mplsward3/status/1267891869691850754?s=2...
- pnw_hazor 6y agoIf this is what it takes it must be done. With today's availability of real-time policing metrics it should be clear if police are deliberately thwarting reform initiatives or retaliating. Police officers have taken an oath to uphold state and federal constitutions and local laws. If they cannot live up to that commitment they need to go.