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I think all riot gear needs to feature identifying numbers similar to a license plate (Original Post) Ohioboy Jun 2020 OP
Great idea! SheltieLover Jun 2020 #1
I think you are wrong. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #2
Wouldn't be the first time I was wrong, but tell me why Ohioboy Jun 2020 #3
Actually being videoed doesn't stop them now. They believe its their mission to do what they WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #4
I hear you Ohioboy Jun 2020 #6
Better to put our efforts into ending the brutality altogether, IMO. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #7
Our efforts require doing various things known to work, Hortensis Jun 2020 #8
Mayors should control use of the stormtrooper gear from our military. pwb Jun 2020 #5

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,145 posts)
4. Actually being videoed doesn't stop them now. They believe its their mission to do what they
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 03:16 PM
Jun 2020

do, and if it's not, they believe it's the mission of white supremacist systems to protect them, which often happens. This is not a problem that can be solved with tweaks.

Ohioboy

(3,222 posts)
6. I hear you
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 03:27 PM
Jun 2020

I'm just thinking it might help in cases where they can't even tell who is committing the brutality.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
8. Our efforts require doing various things known to work,
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 03:41 PM
Jun 2020

whether separately and/or in synergy. There is no one magical-thinking action that would solve all problems everywhere.

Making members individually identifiable sounds not just desirable but absolutely necessary. There're reasons police are normally required to identify themselves. We also have to require officers to report/stop criminal actions, provide protections for those who do, and provide serious penalties, including prosecution and imprisonment, for those who fail their duty.

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