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From its creation and to this day our policing system was made to protect and serve white supremacy. Cops have no place in our schools. Funding for them should instead go to therapists and violence intervention programs.
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This is not about any one individual cop it’s about a collective system built to protect killers & enable genocide. It doesn’t matter how much training a cop has if they’re still working in a system that was created by the state to protect and serve white supremacy.
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I’m sure this tweet will make many people uncomfortable But the reality is if you look back on American history and you are comfortable, you don’t know American history. Without being uncomfortable there is no progress.
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If you want to learn more about this I highly suggest reading Loaded Disarming the history of the second amendment by
@rdunbarohttps://www.amazon.com/Loaded-Disarming-History-Second-Amendment/dp/0872867234 …Show this thread
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Correct, good and true post
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David, this is a good take, well done
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David, you're getting better every day.
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Also: all public service employees should be trained in trauma informed care as it applies to what they do.
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Yes the answer would be to have people who specialize in mental health, with de-escalation, with developmental psychology training, with social work training, stop underfunding minority schools and do not use Police as judge, jury and executioner, involving parents in the process
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