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In reply to the discussion: It Is Time We Treat Police Brutality as a National Crisis [View all]mopinko
(73,686 posts)47. ending domestic violence is the key.
i tend to end up on this particular tangent myself. not a real 'lock em up and throw away the key' sort of person, but men who hurt their wives and children are my exception.
if we started treating pregnant women like the sacred vessels the right claims they are, we would take a big step toward evolving into more a peaceful species.
a mother who is taken care of, well fed, and without fear in her own home will have a baby whose biology is tuned in to the 'better angels of our nature'.
it would work. in a generation, we would be better people.
build a little bubble of peace and love around mothers and new babies.
and it will grow.
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Well, as nasty as the truth is...there are a whole lot of "bad apples" in the police barrel, no?
drynberg
Aug 2014
#49
The militarization of the police is a CIVIC CHOICE and it can be REVERSED
alcibiades_mystery
Aug 2014
#3
We need a national commission on law enforcement standards and practices.
Comrade Grumpy
Aug 2014
#17
Often the only difference between the criminals and the police is the uniform. n/t
A Simple Game
Aug 2014
#32