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No... * defunding schools in minority areas via how school funding is created * war on drugs and mandatory minimum sentencing * selling military grade equipmen
by Artistry121 6y ago
No...
* defunding schools in minority areas via how school funding is created
* war on drugs and mandatory minimum sentencing
* selling military grade equipment to local police forces
* supporting private prison infrastructure
* preventing open discussion of criminal justice reform despite having the largest prison population in the developed world
* sending drugs into minority communities via the CIA
* supporting police unequivocally despite evidence of wrongdoing going unpunished
... are all public policies and social policies that can lead to that outcome.
It’s not like cities “control their police departments”. Police are all autonomous with their own cultures and political beliefs influenced by a lot of rhetoric and policy and experience.
- gwright 6y ago> It’s not like cities “control their police departments”. All the things you listed (except for perhaps the selling of military equipment) is part of the policing responsibility of the states and local government. Those authorities have the authority and responsibility to "control their police departments"