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The police are already militarized. Yes, that happened primarily due to the war on drugs, but that doesn't mean that ending the war on drugs will fix it. The b
by mistercow 13y ago
The police are already militarized. Yes, that happened primarily due to the war on drugs, but that doesn't mean that ending the war on drugs will fix it.
The bleeding doesn't stop just because you pull the knife out of the wound.
- AnthonyMouse 13y agoWell sure, removing the war on drugs doesn't solve 100% of the problem instantaneously. But it solves 80% of it over a relatively short period of time. You still have to stop the bleeding, but you at least move the problem to "stop the bleeding" from "prevent additional stab wounds." And properly ending the war on drugs should imply "bringing the troops home" so to speak: Dissolving the paramilitary police units and separating their members from one another, and putting them on desk jobs or into community outreach programs that don't involve making arrests or serving warrants. (Or making it attractive for them to take early retirement.)