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Cops getting caught running protection rackets, human trafficking rings, posting on cop message boards about wanting to murder Black people, literally torturing people, and the Democrats are like "Have we tried racial bias training?" Fuck off, Nancy.
In DC, they made a law requiring training on recognizing and responding to human trafficking, after a cop was sentenced for trafficking young girls. Idk, it just seems to me that ability to recognize trafficking wasn't the problem here? https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-number-of-police-have-been-arrested-for-human-trafficking_b_58d5b210e4b06c3d3d3e6dd6
Cops getting caught in extorting civilians, but we think the issue is a lack of training? These people know exactly what they're doing. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-gondo-plea-20171011-story.html
Who exactly are the police serving and protecting here? What evidence do we see that police have any motivation to learn anything new? https://wsvn.com/news/local/3-miami-police-officers-arrested-on-federal-drug-charges-accused-of-protecting-traffickers/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
These aren't isolated incidents. It's all over the country. Here's Chicago PD doing the same as the Miami cops. We gave them huge budgets, arsenals, and absolute authority and impunity, and are surprised they act like a gang. https://theintercept.com/2016/10/06/corrupt-chicago-police-were-taxing-drug-dealers-and-targeting-their-rivals/
What is racial bias training going to do about this? https://twitter.com/crispymemedonut/status/1275909727604617217?s=19
Does anyone really believe these people could change if only they were told racism is bad? https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-protests-floyd-law-enforcement-today-rant_n_5ee3ef5fc5b699cea53196b4
Maybe a grant to create "procedures for investigating police-involved deaths" would have worked here? https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/10/10000-files-on-chicago-police-torture-decades-now-online/504233/
Who's going to investigate? The police? Did that work here? https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/lmpd-investigation-finds-no-wrongdoing-by-officers-accused-of-racially-biased-policing-during-traffic-stop/article_b411f04c-8eff-11ea-9a41-13ebd8e28156.html
What about here? Was the problem with this investigation a lack of funding? https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20091105/sarasota-police-investigation-finds-no-wrongdoing
What about here? Would better procedures have held these cops accountable? https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/tulsa-police-investigation-finds-no-criminal-wrongdoing-by-deputies-officer-who-fatally-shot-mentally-ill/article_615edb84-96d9-511a-bb81-7c23b1e0b0ad.html
Finally! I found one where they did find wrong-doing. Aledda served 4 months probation, and had to write an essay in which he never even apologized for shooting Kinsey. Since the charge was "minor", he's still eligible to be a police officer. https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/essay-by-north-miami-officer-jonathon-aledda-after-shooting-charles-kinsey-11657717
Why are we still talking about reform? When Detroit police are proudly boasting their "Project Green Light" that offers businesses extra protection if they cooperate, is there any question that police only exist to protect wealthy property owners? https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2019/07/05/opinion-its-time-for-a-public-referendum-on-detroits-project-green-light-facial-recognition-surveillance-technology
When there are dozens of threads like this, with hundreds of replies talking about police refusing to help, or even actively harming victims, do we really believe police exist to keep us safe? https://twitter.com/vornietom/status/1268586755667582976
So far, every time the public has demanded reform, the police have either ignored them or responded with brutality. We have multiple instances of protesters losing eyes from being shot with rubber bullets. https://twitter.com/notbalin/status/1267111032121688064
Activists who organize to protect their communities from violent policing are "mysteriously" murdered. https://www.insideedition.com/why-are-so-many-ferguson-protesters-dying-activists-wonder-if-theyre-being-targeted-51619
Cops are responding to demands for change by going on strike https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/06/9874441/police-going-on-strike-walkout-reason
Even being denied a discount at a store is enough to set off a cop tantrum https://twitter.com/kombatbaby/status/1273294955839197187
Businesses even receive threats if they don't offer police discounts https://twitter.com/itsavibe/status/1270498576322514944
And police aren't even above targeting individual workers with elaborate lies, in their pathetic attempts to gain sympathy https://twitter.com/JOMAJESTY/status/1272816455726186501
Even the families of elected officials aren't safe from cop retaliation https://www.newsweek.com/nypd-sergeants-benevolent-association-union-tweet-deleted-mayor-bill-de-blasio-daughter-1507750
The entire institution of police is filled with examples of abuse of power, violent crimes against communities, and violent retaliation against anyone who speaks out. Are we really surprised, when US policing began as slave patrols? https://theconversation.com/the-racist-roots-of-american-policing-from-slave-patrols-to-traffic-stops-112816
You cannot change people who don't want to change. The entire institution is rotten and must be removed, root and stem. The communities who have been targeted by police deserve a chance to handle problems in their own way. The only viable option is to #AbolishThePolice
