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In reply to the discussion: Just saw Kamau Bell on CNN still defending the phrase "defund the police". [View all]Demsrule86
(68,504 posts)Nope, we make it so miserable for them, that they change their egregious behavior and get rid of bad cops. As for not buying it and good faith and all that stuff...it is going to take a big effort to end this. I don't think what you describe has a snowball's chance in hell. The ultimate goal is to hold police departments accountable for their officers and to hold said officers accountable for their behavior. And that needs to happen at the ballot box.
I would see some of the comments here as people giving up on the process...and you can never give up...I think the Floyd verdict was very important, and I also think the fact the Justice planned to step in and arrest Chauvin at the courthouse if he was exonerated and charge him federally is huge. That is what needs to happen.
And please consider that you do need allies in this fight and some of the comments (not saying from you) have been divisive and I think somewhat mean-spirited. When all is said and done, we need to fix this for every American's sake. And it will happen at the ballot box or not at all. This is why remaining united on this issue is vital. Institutional Racism and police violence is a scourge on our nation and it must end.