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Does that mean more cops or more military-style equipment SharonClark May 2022 #1
Better training and salaries I hope. applegrove May 2022 #3
Local police don't need federal funds, Triloon May 2022 #2
If you arrest people carrying illegal weapons you cut down gun crime. applegrove May 2022 #4
If a shooter loses his illegal weapon in an arrest Triloon May 2022 #5
You can't find "illegal guns" unless you detain people. Caliman73 May 2022 #13
Put cameras everywhere like the British do. Or something. applegrove May 2022 #14
+1 leftstreet May 2022 #23
When states are talking about criminalizing abortion? When we're expecting an enormous covid surge WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #6
Police wages have not kept up. They need to attract smarter people. Some have applegrove May 2022 #7
In many places, police wages have more than kept up, and paying them more doesn't make them WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #11
Higher pay equals happier workers equals... LiberatedUSA May 2022 #15
Higher pay does not necessarily equal happier workers, and "happier" cops are not something that WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #16
How about funding police for AntivaxHunters May 2022 #8
Well said. SharonClark May 2022 #9
Nope. aocommunalpunch May 2022 #22
We need WAY more than police and "mental health" programs. Caliman73 May 2022 #10
Yep. We know what decreases crime, and investing in cops isn't it. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #12
Investing in good cops as well as proper screening and training is a great idea andym May 2022 #17
. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #18
Better screening is needed first: it's difficult to change a person's emotional reactivity andym May 2022 #19
. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #20
Obviously screening needs to include the qualities I mentioned as well as stress + sensitivity andym May 2022 #25
How do you screen better when AntivaxHunters May 2022 #24
Wrong answer. Voltaire2 May 2022 #21
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