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2. plenty of American cops manage to arrest people without hurting or kiling them them

Tue Jun 9, 2020, 09:37 PM

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A thought/proposal on policing reform in the U.S... [View all] bluecollar2 Jun 2020 OP

It's possible to arrest people without kneeling on their necks. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #1

True, but it seems like mostly the white ones. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #3

believe it or not Skittles Jun 2020 #4

It can be done, which makes me angry that so often it isn't. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #5

I briefly lived in Minnesota but it was very rural Skittles Jun 2020 #6

The paradoxical thing about Minneapolis is that The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #11

I hear ya Skittles Jun 2020 #13

Of course they don't always hurt or kill people. Mariana Jun 2020 #21

I doubt thugs put that much thinking into it Skittles Jun 2020 #23

what do you mean Skittles Jun 2020 #8

No worries Skittles... bluecollar2 Jun 2020 #9

ahhhh I was responding to TVO Skittles Jun 2020 #10

Not sure a college degree is required for basic entry bluecollar2 Jun 2020 #14

yeah I went through miltary bootcamp Skittles Jun 2020 #15

Dont disagree... bluecollar2 Jun 2020 #17

heh Skittles Jun 2020 #24

All police academies do psychological testing. I don't know what it consists of, The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #12

My proposal would exclude bluecollar2 Jun 2020 #18

They should use the Hogan soothsayer Jun 2020 #26

I know the feeling. I shared my ideas the other day ecstatic Jun 2020 #20

Cop burnout is another thing to address soothsayer Jun 2020 #27

I think the problem is extensive enough bluecollar2 Jun 2020 #28

Step 1: decide what role you want police to play soothsayer Jun 2020 #16

Good points. N/t bluecollar2 Jun 2020 #19

Such an important point. ecstatic Jun 2020 #22

The way things are now, the police have respond to just about any kind of problem The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #25