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The scope of what we consider "legitimate police activity" is too large and this call is to reduce that scope as well. A 20% reduction in police activity is not
by jonahrd 6y ago
The scope of what we consider "legitimate police activity" is too large and this call is to reduce that scope as well. A 20% reduction in police activity is not an unfortunate byproduct, it's the direct result that people are calling for.
- mkolodny 6y agoReducing the police department's scope may be a good call. I just don't think it will have the effect that people are hoping it will have - stopping police brutality. It's similar to how some people thought going to war with Iraq would be retribution for 9/11. But the Iraq War just caused more problems. Dealing with the problem directly was a lot more effective (going after the people responsible for 9/11 - Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda). If people want fewer police, that's one thing. But if people want to end police brutality, I think we should take that on directly.