In 2012 I wrote about another troubled city - Camden - that dismantled its police force to start fresh. No accident that in the last week Camden has not had the violent protests that other cities have. It’s possible to get this right.https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/29/nyregion/overrun-by-crime-camden-trades-in-its-police-force.html?smid=tw-share …
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Replying to @kzernike
Actually they replaced their understaffed police force with one that had more resources, better support, and more proactive policing to bring down crime. For some reason I don’t think the current defund police strategy is aimed to improve law enforcement but to eviscerate it
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Replying to @AttorneyHulk
As I said, this is a comparison to Minneapolis talk of restarting police force; not defunding.
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Replying to @kzernike
I don’t agree that what people are calling for at all resembles what occurred in Camden.
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Replying to @kzernike @AttorneyHulk
I live just minutes from Camden. My daughter goes to college at Rutgers in Camden. What they have done is a very good thing, although always room for improvement. I’m proud of the way their police have handled the last 2 weeks. I appreciate what you have reported on.
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Thank you, and interesting feedback!
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