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Hey there! Also from Belo Horizonte. The polícia militar here is pretty tough. We can argue that compared to Rio's PM they are nice, but cases like this serve
by gchamonlive 4y ago
Hey there! Also from Belo Horizonte.
The polícia militar here is pretty tough. We can argue that compared to Rio's PM they are nice, but cases like this serve as a reality check.
I can't help but feel like there is something to do with the military aspect of the corporation. Do you think that demilitarisation of the Police would help with this kind of lack of empathy?
- yakkomajuri 4y agoI'll refrain from commenting on what I think potential solutions might be since I haven't given the topic much thought and am not super aware of all the nuance involved. I do think though that in general in Brazil we tend to double down on approaches when we don't get results when we should _consider_ taking steps back. Education is bad? More hours, more homework! (something to learn from Finland there as well) A lot of crime? More power to the police! Maybe easing things up might lead to more benefits in the long-term. I have strong thoughts on the education front, but less so regarding the police. I see both sides - on one hand, a good chunk of the population only gets exposed to the police in situations where they're coming in rough (a friend once said "the police only goes up the hills to shoot"). On the other hand, it's rough being a police officer here, and your life can often be at risk. So unsure what the solution is, just glad to spark the debate!