noah, the nypd openly threatened the life of the mayor's daughter last summer, after which he backed down. no one was punished.
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My point was that calling the police in (most parts of) America, including NYC, is still better than forming a racial militia and engaging in armed neighborhood defense. But it's the police's fault that some people don't feel safe calling them.
Somewhere between the status quo and full blown private militias there is good policy to be found. I think you could easily fire most traffic cops in favor of automated enforcement, creating wins for both racial justice and post-car urbanism
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@IDoTheThinking solution, and I think it shows great promise! Reducing interactions with armed responders seems like a very promising way to reduce police violence...and thus build trust in the police. -
Gotta fire cops to make it happen though! Which brings us back to the initial point about police unions being a locus of white supremacist rhetoric and culture. They are to police reform what the filibuster is to the senate. Nothing will change until they are gone imo
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