> It's bizarre to me how many of the same people that say we need to massively rethink policing Policing has many aspects, and some may be currently working wh

> It's bizarre to me how many of the same people that say we need to massively rethink policing Policing has many aspects, and some may be currently working while others may not. See "Newark cops, with reform, didn't fire a single shot in 2020": * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26924367 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26924367 > […] it's a good idea to put the right to defend yourself from people attempting to do you harm behind a piece of paper given out by the police. Waiting periods, background checks, and prohibitions associated with domestic violence reduce gun violence: * https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy.html https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy.html Waiting periods also help reduce suicide (as does safe storage laws).