#BlackLivesMatter: Activists come up with a plan to end police killings. Here it is.

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8. K&R -- glad to see this.

This is a great idea. The LATimes article didn't list all 10 reform tenets, but I hope they included training. I used to work with an organization that set training goals for peace officers and learned that cops aren't the deepest thinkers around, but they do try to do as they're told and to fit in with the group. So it looks like it needs to be drilled into them that they are here to serve the people -- all the people, not just white people -- and good performance as a peace officer means treating all people equally. If a cop is suspected of stopping black drivers or harassing black youth on the street, that cop will be given a warning and if the behavior continues, he/she can be put on suspension. Cops need to be told up front that they will be judged, and judged severely, on how they treat minorities. In addition, they should get sensitivity training so that they will understand what they're doing wrong and why.