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Beware, Denver got rid of qualified immunity which everyone rants about ruining policing. Guess what happened, now our police do literally nothing.

• ksenzee 3y ago
  As it happens, Washington put some reasonable-sounding rules in place after the 2020 protests (https://crosscut.com/politics/2021/07/what-new-wa-police-accountability-laws-do-and-dont-do https://crosscut.com/politics/2021/07/what-new-wa-police-acc...), and our police reacted in the same way yours did: they do nothing. Or as little as possible. So since they already do nothing, we might as well get the laws tightened up.
• ceejayoz 3y ago
  > Guess what happened, now our police do literally nothing. That may be better! https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-proactive-policing-crime-20170925-story.html https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-proacti... "When New York police officers temporarily reduced their 'proactive policing' efforts on low-level offenses, major-crime reports in the city actually fell, according to a study based on New York Police Department crime statistics." "'In their efforts to increase civilian compliance, certain policing tactics may inadvertently contribute to serious criminal activity,' the researchers wrote. 'The implications for understanding policing in a democratic society should not be understated.'"
  • swozey 3y ago
    Good point. All they seem to do here is homeless sweeps.