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I'm genuinely curious, what do you propose to replace them with if anything at all?

• vkou 4y ago
  No need to replace them, I just want them to actually be legally held to at least the same standards the rest of us are. They routinely get away with assault and perjury, because they are in bed with both oversight bodies and the prosecutors. It's an insane conflict of interest that wouldn't be appropriate for a burger-flipper, let alone someone with a gun and a license to swing it around in people's faces. I'll also point out that it's a really stupid idea to send an armed gunmen to do, say, a wellness check, but that's a marginal problem, not a root cause.
  • cudgy 4y ago
    Maybe you can show them how it’s done? Sounds like you have a great deal of experience.
    • vkou 4y ago
      Yes, that's the sure fire way to reform an organization that's corrupted by the external incentives that it operates in, and that punishes and drives out decent people joining it. Don't like the homeless camp in the park near you? Have you tried pitching your tent there, and reforming it? Don't like Russia getting truculent? Go there and fix it. Don't like Amazon behaving unethically? Join it as a janitor and fix it from the inside. What a conversation ender.
      • cudgy 4y ago
        Seems reasonable to expect someone to have at least some experience in an area before laying down strong criticisms and suggestions for how it needs to be overhauled. Otherwise, yes, it is a futile, speculative conversation.