Police forces around the global have issues with institutional racisim[0][1][2]. This global systemic behaviour does nothing to convince me there should be more

Police forces around the global have issues with institutional racisim[0][1][2]. This global systemic behaviour does nothing to convince me there should be more police. > A study of police-involved deaths between 2012 and 2018 found that on average, police kill 2.8 men every day in the U.S. The risk of death at the hands of an officer was found to be between 3.2 and 3.5 times higher for black men compared to white men[3]. If you want to talk about something that's effective. Bodycams are shown to increase accountability and result in more disciplinary actions against police[4]. Another effective technique is not sending police at all[5], but rather sending mental health workers and paramedics (to some calls). [0]: https://theconversation.com/stop-and-search-disproportionately-affects-black-communities-yet-police-powers-are-being-extended-165477 https://theconversation.com/stop-and-search-disproportionate... [1]: https://yellowheadinstitute.org/2020/07/15/police-brutality-in-canada-a-symptom-of-structural-racism-and-colonial-violence/ https://yellowheadinstitute.org/2020/07/15/police-brutality-... [2]: https://theconversation.com/new-jersey-state-polices-first-100-years-characterized-by-racial-prejudice-156451 https://theconversation.com/new-jersey-state-polices-first-1... [3]: https://theconversation.com/militarization-has-fostered-a-policing-culture-that-sets-up-protesters-as-the-enemy-139727 https://theconversation.com/militarization-has-fostered-a-po... [4]: https://theconversation.com/the-concrete-effects-of-body-cameras-on-police-accountability-171460 https://theconversation.com/the-concrete-effects-of-body-cam... [5]: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/07/mental-health-replace-police/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/07/mental-health-replace...