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I responded to this with snark, and I'm pretty sure this is a troll account, but the deserves an actual answer Disclaimer: I am just some dude on the internet, I don't speak for everyone, there are a lot of different ideas on how/whether to replace the police. Here's mine 1/6https://twitter.com/abennett0695/status/1277658245792845824 …
We tend not to question why our society works the way it does because we're used to it, but ask yourself: why should the same department that deals with active shooters and murder and violent crime also be the ones to deal with your drunk neighbor setting off fireworks? 2/6
Some asshole used an analogy a few years ago: if I handed you a bowl of Skittles and ten of them were poison, would you taste the rainbow? That's how police see every call they make. They're always ready to enact violence. They are trained this way. It's police culture 3/6
What I want is a department of public nuisance complaints, or something like it. They specialize in low-stakes situations like fireworks or house parties or disagreements between strangers or whatever 4/6
This job does not require guns. It requires diplomacy and de-escalation skills. Think of them as bouncers that work for the state Then extrapolate this kind of thinking to every problem that requires mediation 5/6
These departments are headed by elected officials who are directly accountable to the people Please let your Nextdoor group know 6/6
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