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Incredibly disappointed that this is the first comment. I honestly expected more from HN readers. The justice system is so disgustingly broke that we absolutel
by iguana 13y ago
Incredibly disappointed that this is the first comment. I honestly expected more from HN readers.
The justice system is so disgustingly broke that we absolutely need dedicated, level-headed people to do these types of "social hacks" to prove it.
It takes willful acts of civil disobedience to create real change, to bring awareness in a way that's difficult to ignore.
Catching the bad guy is not the only thing that matters in law enforcement, but sadly that's what the militarization of police forces is creating: a system where the ends justify the means. You would not be so dismissive if you were the habitual target of police laziness. It takes a lot of work to catch the bad guys without breaking the rules.
- lukeschlather 13y agoFrankly I think you're being less level headed than the comment you're replying to. The justice system is flawed, but you're presenting a very simplistic view that doesn't do a lot to help correct it. The OP and the comment you're replying to, on the other hand, are both part of a successful conversation. We can't fix the system if we start from the assumption that the people running the system are basically criminal because they're doing their jobs the way they've always been done. Demonizing people who are, for the most part, trying to do the right thing with limited resources doesn't help them do their job better, and it doesn't help us talk about how we can change the system to be better. Dialing down the militarization of the police force isn't a matter of humanizing the criminals - we have to humanize the police as well. Calling the police lazy and disgusting dehumanizes them and reinforces the idea of police as shock troops.
- dinkumthinkum 13y agoWhat's a social hack?