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In reply to the discussion: What do we do about these motherfucking cops in this country? [View all]azureblue
(2,727 posts)Reframe all of their training to eliminate the de- humanization / seeing all people as adversaries, of "civilians"--- Listen to cop talk - it's all about interacting with people as objects. And their group behavior is all about combat language - making the "other side" into a potentially dangerous enemy, so therefore they must be neutralized and dealt with in a manner that is centralized upon "taking them to ground". Cops are trained to see us as objects, not people. To see us as people means conversations and dealing with problems with words, instead of deadly toys.
The other issue is the way cops will protect another cop. They forget the old creed, "a bad deed done by one person tarnishes the entire group". They should be coming down like bricks on those bad cops who dishonor the badge. like drumming them out of the corps or something, when they are caught lying, killing stealing, beating, breaking the law. They forget the term "honor". They have none, anymore, and if they have no honor amongst themselves then why do they expect us to honor and respect them? The cops have become a force of their own, above the law and no longer responsible to the people they claim to serve, instead, they have become a gang.