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I’ve wondered if someone could run for mayor of Uvalde on the simple platform of firing everyone in their police force, and eliminating pensions for any police

by jmpman 4y ago

I’ve wondered if someone could run for mayor of Uvalde on the simple platform of firing everyone in their police force, and eliminating pensions for any police officers deployed to the school.

manquer 4y ago
In Texas ? Likely not. we are here in this debate over and over after columbine, sandy hook and countless others because there is strong minority who either don’t care or believe gun freedom is worth the cost. I don’t think uvalde is going to change that overnight
- Apocryphon 4y ago
  They were talking about taking the police to task for cowardice or incompetence, not running for gun control.
  - manquer 4y ago
    I misread that, the point is still the same though, Police reformation[1] is even more murky in terms of support than gun control, proposals for changing qualified immunity, national background check for officers, privatization, use of force , no knock warrants have gone nowhere for the most part. [1] What defund the police really is or should be about
    - jmpman 4y ago
      A police force of cowards? Texans will vote to get rid of them.
clint 4y ago
There would be a very real chance the police would simply just murder you and your family. There is ample precedent, in the united states, in most of our lifetimes.
sokoloff 4y ago
You might win the election, but you won't manage to deliver on pulling the portion of their pension already credited.
- jmpman 4y ago
  I would run on bankrupting the entire city before paying one dime on the police officer’s pensions
  - threatofrain 4y ago
    Will the bankruptcy court then seize the city's assets and prioritize creditors?
    - Apocryphon 4y ago
      Maybe they would start with the PD, which consumed 40% of the city's budget.
    - jmpman 4y ago
      A city sponsored whole hog BBQ in the town center until the town burns through all assets.
moogly 4y ago
Good luck surviving the election.
pchristensen 4y ago
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0351977/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0351977/

by jmpman 4y ago

I’ve wondered if someone could run for mayor of Uvalde on the simple platform of firing everyone in their police force, and eliminating pensions for any police officers deployed to the school.

manquer 4y ago

In Texas ? Likely not. we are here in this debate over and over after columbine, sandy hook and countless others because there is strong minority who either don’t care or believe gun freedom is worth the cost. I don’t think uvalde is going to change that overnight

Apocryphon 4y ago
They were talking about taking the police to task for cowardice or incompetence, not running for gun control.
- manquer 4y ago
  I misread that, the point is still the same though, Police reformation[1] is even more murky in terms of support than gun control, proposals for changing qualified immunity, national background check for officers, privatization, use of force , no knock warrants have gone nowhere for the most part. [1] What defund the police really is or should be about
  - jmpman 4y ago
    A police force of cowards? Texans will vote to get rid of them.

clint 4y ago

There would be a very real chance the police would simply just murder you and your family. There is ample precedent, in the united states, in most of our lifetimes.

sokoloff 4y ago

You might win the election, but you won't manage to deliver on pulling the portion of their pension already credited.

jmpman 4y ago
I would run on bankrupting the entire city before paying one dime on the police officer’s pensions
- threatofrain 4y ago
  Will the bankruptcy court then seize the city's assets and prioritize creditors?
  - Apocryphon 4y ago
    Maybe they would start with the PD, which consumed 40% of the city's budget.
  - jmpman 4y ago
    A city sponsored whole hog BBQ in the town center until the town burns through all assets.

moogly 4y ago

Good luck surviving the election.

pchristensen 4y ago

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0351977/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0351977/