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EndlessWire

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52. Somewhere here on DU
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 04:28 PM
Jun 2020

a poster stated that it could be a good idea to require something equivalent to malpractice insurance, with the idea that after a certain amount of complaints, the insurance is withdrawn and the cop loses his ability to get hired by someone else. I think this is a great idea! If we combined this requirement with a lot of regulation change, structure change, we might at least get all the departments reformed.

National cop insurance might be something very worth looking into by the government.

it feels knee-jerk to me Archetypist Jun 2020 #1
"Defunding" means that I'm not going to pay somebody RiverbendsJoe Jun 2020 #2
Don't make it personal. EndlessWire Jun 2020 #27
It is personal. And you're not in charge of the conversation. RiverbendsJoe Jun 2020 #48
Your reply is an example EndlessWire Jun 2020 #51
It also means you won't be paying someone to find your daughter's rapist jcmaine72 Jun 2020 #42
Don't have a daughter, grandmas are dead. RiverbendsJoe Jun 2020 #49
Can't Agree...They've Been Killing Black People Way Before The WH Menace Me. Jun 2020 #3
The Institutions CAN be changed. EndlessWire Jun 2020 #28
I Am Not Advocating Getting Along Without Police, No One Is Me. Jun 2020 #46
I agree. EndlessWire Jun 2020 #53
We probably need a police force in some form. I like the idea of removing all federal funds if Doremus Jun 2020 #4
You need to weed out the white supremacist somehow. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #5
White supremacists and arrogant assholes. I don't want to de-fund the police departments, BComplex Jun 2020 #13
My thought is that if the FBI monitors these groups and knew they were infiltrating cayugafalls Jun 2020 #14
Decades haven't done it. We need it NOW. We need it yesterday. BComplex Jun 2020 #15
I understand what you are saying. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #16
I know. I'm listening to MSNBC right now, and so many chiefs of police are really trying to get it BComplex Jun 2020 #26
The police system itself is built on white supremacy. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #17
No argument here. I know it's history. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #19
I think it has to be abolished and we look at other models to keep our communities safe. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #20
To expand on your example, racism is endemic to the entire culture of America. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #24
Defunding is not a dirty word. FM123 Jun 2020 #6
This MoonlitKnight Jun 2020 #9
Exactly. Just like we need to defund the military... nt Blasphemer Jun 2020 #11
"We need these guys on OUR side." WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #7
Well, who do you think?? EndlessWire Jun 2020 #29
Cop brutality happened before Trump, and it will continue to happen after as long as the current WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #43
It's a practical matter. EndlessWire Jun 2020 #54
"I'd rather have a cop on my side who will look the other way if I'm being naughty in defense of my WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #55
I doubt the word "defund" is going to get much traction, from VP Biden or any other major candidate Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2020 #8
I do not paint protesters or police officers saidsimplesimon Jun 2020 #10
Protesters each have a story... tonedevil Jun 2020 #45
The fix is quite simple Mosby Jun 2020 #12
FTP & ACAB Coventina Jun 2020 #18
Clearly you have not been paying attention... EarthFirst Jun 2020 #21
I clearly have been. EndlessWire Jun 2020 #31
It's what we have as leverage Sympthsical Jun 2020 #22
Everything was going relatively well, except for EndlessWire Jun 2020 #33
They probably killed a 75 year old man Sympthsical Jun 2020 #50
I don't agree. The bad ones should be fired. My taxes pay for them rockfordfile Jun 2020 #23
How do we disagree? EndlessWire Jun 2020 #34
I'm thinking cops are like repugs or are repugs. you're not.. Hotler Jun 2020 #25
You could be right. EndlessWire Jun 2020 #37
Cops sometimes take liberties they aren't entitled to, and the FOP of course always wants more money greyl Jun 2020 #30
Then they should be out of a job. n/t EndlessWire Jun 2020 #38
I agree nt Raine Jun 2020 #32
You make whites a minority in the police forces. roamer65 Jun 2020 #35
I disagree. EndlessWire Jun 2020 #39
Hey I'm all for having a well funded police department. Initech Jun 2020 #36
It's difficult EndlessWire Jun 2020 #40
What is needed: new national guidelines for what it takes to get hired as a cop DFW Jun 2020 #41
+1 n/t area51 Jun 2020 #44
Somewhere here on DU EndlessWire Jun 2020 #52
disbanding police depts. has worked in extreme cases bigtree Jun 2020 #47
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