>Hacker News is _supposed_ to be a place for curious and insightful discussion. A reddit-style per-statement rebuttal would seem to be antithetical to that. Yo

>Hacker News is _supposed_ to be a place for curious and insightful discussion. A reddit-style per-statement rebuttal would seem to be antithetical to that. You don't seem curious, you seem like you have an agenda. EDIT: I'm going to further defend the link. It is exactly what you asked for: a detailed description of the ways in which policing is lacking as a public service and the initiatives that would replace it. That you singled out a single quote which you have ideological (and flawed) disagreements with does not change that face. Splitting policing into multiple institutions with specific focuses (per the link: mental health, traffic, violent crime and gender-based crime, investigative services, and minor crime) would allow governments to optimize recruitment and training and to create new institution-specific cultures free from the baggage of modern policing. The link specifically points out the detrimental effect modern policing has on black citizens and communities of color and how they (along with the rest of the population) would benefit from the changes suggested. I have a hard time believing that you would be against this end, and assuming that you're not, I would love to hear your alternative solutions for countering the widespread abuse, corruption, and hostility police visit upon communities of color.