06-03-2020, 12:04 PM
(06-03-2020, 11:45 AM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: I would start with eliminating the for profit private prison system.
Eliminate lifetime appointments for judges.
Change the way I understand many LEO careers start. Which is working in jails and prisons. Instead of starting off in the place that teaches you to dehumanize prisoners who are fellow Americans and leads many to racist tendencies. Start them off in the streets protecting and serving.
I do think a big problem with police/citizen relations comes from how the areas are policed. I'm from a small town and we knew all of the officers and their families. We respected them because we interacted with them and knew them.
That's harder is a city like LA or NYC or Chicago unless you have a large enough force to handle neighborhoods not just the cities.
I don't know if that's a funding issue, a management issue or a lack of candidates issue. But I agree that officers being known in their neighborhoods and knowing the people there would help with many of the "misunderstandings" duing interactions.
Your anger and ego will always reveal your true self.