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Can you point specifically to the cases of "proven optimism"?
by classicsnoot 11y ago
Can you point specifically to the cases of "proven optimism"?
- Hytosys 11y agoThe two studies: the first stating that you can reduce amygdala activity through systematic humanization, and the second suggesting that there seems to be nothing in the police training programs that makes officers more biased than the average citizen. These offer hope to the idea that biased behavior can be targeted and modified. I agree with your other comment, though. There are many unaddressed questions regarding policy and its implementation. In my head, we would see progress as a society if we taught empathy and unconscious bias from a young age. Police academies would likely benefit from similar courses (it is my understanding that some program do indeed integrate this training). Thanks for responding, and I'm sorry for being inflammatory. These are ideas I am passionate about.
- classicsnoot 11y agoYour passion is a good thing. I should have been less crass, but as Betteridge's law is new to me I rather childishly pointed and exclaimed. I thought that observation about systematic humanization was fucking awesome. That would appear to be a concrete way to normalize interactions between strangers. For the record, I really don't like the police as an institution... but I recognize that that is a bias I maintain. Maybe cops should have a monthly pot luck get together. Watching the citizenry eat and play might foster a bit of that empathy.