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Exactly how I feel - any softer language would be forgotten and swept aside. I've heard the "police reform" drum being banged on my entire life with little to n

Exactly how I feel - any softer language would be forgotten and swept aside. I've heard the "police reform" drum being banged on my entire life with little to no effect - I don't blame them for trying a new slogan that cuts deeper.

datavirtue 5y ago
The middle class, the main power center in America, rarely interfaces with the police. When they do the police are very nice and polite to them and provide a sense of safety, help, and support. They are viewed as super heros. The lower classes are not treated like this in any way, shape, or form. My family spent many years being targeted and harassed by local small town police in various jurisdictions. Driving a car that is more than ten years old is a great way to attract police attention. Driving a new F-150, they just smile and at you and hollar "Nice truck!". It did cause me to get very aquianted with my civil rights though. At the end we were pretty good at thwarting the harassment using a variety of methods to assert our rights. When I was 18 I ran over two brothers on purpose and skipped town. They were on drugs and beating someone in my passenger seat to death. Their sister blocked the front of my car so I threw it in reverse and floored the gas. They were inside the passenger door that was open, sweeping them under the car (a Ford Thunderbird). Anyway, when the police caught up with me at work the officer saw that I was a clean cut white boy with a new car and decided on the spot that I had already been punished enough (after confirming I was there to buy/sell drugs). My car door was wasted. He just chuckled and left after mentioning the brothers were still in the hospital in really bad condition. I thought for sure I was going to prison. I have more stories like this.
- alsetmusic 5y ago
  > The middle class, the main power center in America… I’ve got a bridge to sell you. The power in America is at the very top with wealth and favors. The middle class has no real say in anything. I’m pretty sure most people would agree that they have no pull with their congress people after voting. But ultra wealthy people sure do. Edit: I left out corporations and lobbyists.
autoexec 5y ago
> Exactly how I feel - any softer language would be forgotten and swept aside It's not as if they only had this one horrible slogan and everything else is "softer language" or exactly the same. Yes, a new slogan that has some bite was a good idea, the one they went with was a horrible mistake that only made it harder for them to accomplish their goals. Many many people want changes to the way police operate, no one wants a police force that doesn't have any funding.

datavirtue 5y ago

The middle class, the main power center in America, rarely interfaces with the police. When they do the police are very nice and polite to them and provide a sense of safety, help, and support. They are viewed as super heros. The lower classes are not treated like this in any way, shape, or form. My family spent many years being targeted and harassed by local small town police in various jurisdictions. Driving a car that is more than ten years old is a great way to attract police attention. Driving a new F-150, they just smile and at you and hollar "Nice truck!". It did cause me to get very aquianted with my civil rights though. At the end we were pretty good at thwarting the harassment using a variety of methods to assert our rights. When I was 18 I ran over two brothers on purpose and skipped town. They were on drugs and beating someone in my passenger seat to death. Their sister blocked the front of my car so I threw it in reverse and floored the gas. They were inside the passenger door that was open, sweeping them under the car (a Ford Thunderbird). Anyway, when the police caught up with me at work the officer saw that I was a clean cut white boy with a new car and decided on the spot that I had already been punished enough (after confirming I was there to buy/sell drugs). My car door was wasted. He just chuckled and left after mentioning the brothers were still in the hospital in really bad condition. I thought for sure I was going to prison. I have more stories like this.

alsetmusic 5y ago
> The middle class, the main power center in America… I’ve got a bridge to sell you. The power in America is at the very top with wealth and favors. The middle class has no real say in anything. I’m pretty sure most people would agree that they have no pull with their congress people after voting. But ultra wealthy people sure do. Edit: I left out corporations and lobbyists.

autoexec 5y ago

> Exactly how I feel - any softer language would be forgotten and swept aside It's not as if they only had this one horrible slogan and everything else is "softer language" or exactly the same. Yes, a new slogan that has some bite was a good idea, the one they went with was a horrible mistake that only made it harder for them to accomplish their goals. Many many people want changes to the way police operate, no one wants a police force that doesn't have any funding.