That's bizarre. You position changes based on who you're talking to?
fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 12/06/2020 07:12:47 PM
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De-coupling activities that should be handled by other agencies? Sure, I'm fine with that. Ending the war on drugs? Absolutely. Eliminating SWAT? Not so much. As long as gangs and other organized criminals have automatic weapons - which they do as they purchase them from illegal arms dealers - then specific sections of the police with specialized training need them as well. But military grade weapons should only be issued to special teams, not every beat cop.
De-coupling activities that should be handled by other agencies? Sure, I'm fine with that. Ending the war on drugs? Absolutely. Eliminating SWAT? Not so much. As long as gangs and other organized criminals have automatic weapons - which they do as they purchase them from illegal arms dealers - then specific sections of the police with specialized training need them as well. But military grade weapons should only be issued to special teams, not every beat cop.
So you are more against the branding than anything else, it would seem.
Never waste a good crisis is an indictment when groups are using the crisis to drive an agenda that would have no chance in hell under ordinary circumstances.
And this is a problem how? By this logic, someone responding to a large fire by asking for more fire extinguishers is never wasting a good crisis too, then? If so, aren't they...ummm... Correct? Or would you rather another fire?
Finally on traffic stops. Most cops will tell you that's one of the scariest parts of the job. You never know when someone in the car has a weapon, especially with tinted glass at night. You couldn't pay me enough to approach a pulled-over car as an unarmed civilian.
Yes, and this would be highly relevant if there was a need to stop cars for traffic violations, instead of letting cameras show you their license plate and you can send them a bill for a broken taillight, a non-functional breaklight, or whatever.
For edge cases like obvious drunk driving or speeding well beyond the limit, it makes no sense to give regular cops either the guns or the responsibility to deal with them if they also have to handle regular incidents. Just break the two up completely.
Soooo, it turns out that George Floyd had drugs in his system
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Why let facts cloud your emotions when you want to steal shit?
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Facts that don't fit a narrative are ignored.
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I worry about the desired end state sought by those promoting the narrative.
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I'd be curious to see how other models work. Granted, I want them tested in someone else's town. *NM*
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Bingo *NM*
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Mookie how do you feel now after the May 30th tire incident, that the cops admitted they did today?
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Whatever the rationale, defunding the police is a bad idea. Even Bernie agreed with that. *NM*
- 12/06/2020 03:27:29 PM
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Are you disagreeing with the branding, or the actual ask?
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It depends on who's asking.
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LA schools police will return grenade launchers but keep rifles, armored vehicles
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That's bizarre. You position changes based on who you're talking to?
- 12/06/2020 07:12:47 PM
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yes because some have an agenda I can't accept.
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So you are Anti-Anti- ... isn't that exhausting 
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Yeah that's you letting your perception of what "far" left is get in the way of
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I've read Joe's post on FB and the study it referred to.
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“Structural racism” is a bullshit term
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Maybe the term isn't right
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More bullshit!
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I don 't necessarily agree with all the points
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You can't legislate away bigotry, though, in any country, ever
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1st this is not true, second just say it is the "futility thesis" arguing it will never make a dent *NM*
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So a victim is not a victim for he is not perfect and ideal? *NM*
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No, but sometimes even when someone LOOKS like a "victim" they really are not. *NM*
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I hate to agree with Roland, but...
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Exactly. There is no reason to have a knee on his neck for 8 minutes. *NM*
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Who said otherwise? That actually shows the VIRTUES of the system.
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You really are a loathsome little ball of slime. *NM*
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What does that make people with more riots, arsons & interracial assaults committed than I?
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Re: Soooo, it turns out that George Floyd had drugs in his system
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???
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Ever watch Cops or Live PD or any police reality show?
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Honestly, I haven't watched COPs or other similar shows in 25 years. *NM*
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