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In reply to the discussion: He Tried To Get Away ... [View all]lark
(23,003 posts)1. Our hiring of police officers must be upgraded.
They need to be subject to strong screening and anyone who is overly fearful/scornful of others of different races must be permanently screened out.
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And accountability. They need to be able to deal with bad cops, effectively and openly.
Crunchy Frog
Apr 2021
#26
++Without some tracking the fired police are not off the streets just hired elsewhere
luckone
Apr 2021
#3
It's hard to use the word "standoff" when only one party is armoured and armed.
BobTheSubgenius
Apr 2021
#16
This is way too big a problem to solve with a bandage, even a really big one
dianaredwing
Apr 2021
#24