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Usually because of lack of resources, perhaps. But that's not what's happening here with cops. It's deliberate.
by aristus 3y ago
Usually because of lack of resources, perhaps. But that's not what's happening here with cops. It's deliberate.
- prepend 3y agoHow can you tell the cops are deliberate and the teachers aren’t?
- aristus 3y agoCops don't have their budgets systematically cut. Quite the opposite.
- aristus 3y agoOr their unions demonized, or their pensions threatened, or their training examined, or their political leanings questioned, etc etc.
- voltaireodactyl 3y agoAgreed, you’ve got it exactly. Their union is not demonized, but accurately described as the largest and most dangerous obstacle to actual police reform. Their pensions have never been in question in my lifetime, not even as a source of funds for the endless successful lawsuits against them. Their steadfast refusal to allow insight into statistics re office involved shootings means their training cannot be properly examined, nor altered in response to data. And the political leanings of the police as a whole remain unquestionably conservative. Glad to see others speaking up!
- andromeduck 3y agoThey did in some cities.
- prepend 3y agoCertainly they have. Also, it’s kind of a catch22 because if a police department is bad wouldn’t you systematically cut their budget?