The whole “let’s replace cops with social workers” thing really reveals the blind spots that liberals or even leftists from nicer backgrounds have. Social workers are often not trusted in poor communities and have the same power trip issues that cops have.
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Replying to @AshBCoffin
I'm pretty sure that social work's power trips don't end with someone being shot 20 times tho
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Replying to @RationalDis @AshBCoffin
Probably not good to be debating which power trip we want
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Replying to @Dainty_Flowers @AshBCoffin
Everyone who is in a position of power can have a power trip
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Replying to @RationalDis @AshBCoffin
Not saying you’re wrong, just saying that if What Comes After The Police is to remain a serious political discussion, we shouldn’t confine ourselves to which abuse of power we prefer
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I mean to some degree we do because that's just reality. It's totally fair to point out reforms that are needed in social services to mitigate abuse, but acting like a social workers power-tripping is the same as 5 cops executing a homeless man is silly & kinda disgusting
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