06-09-2020, 02:35 PM
(06-09-2020, 11:23 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: It might, but you know what also needs funding? A well staffed and trained HR department to do that hiring.
In addition, officers will be more likely to turn to their weapon if they are not confident enough in their abilities to de-escalate a situation and/or go hands on with someone. Those things require training, a lot of it, and from what I have heard from officers is that while these things are touched on they aren't given nearly enough focus.
I am certainly no expert on police reform but I would think that moving funds to programs for people to deal with incidents at schools and mental health checks, even if that is away from the police purchasing program, would be good.
Someone shared this with me earlier today.
Watch this super interesting conversation with the former police chief of Camden, NJ.
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) June 8, 2020
In Camden, city leaders dissolved the entire police department in 2012 and fully rebuilt it to focus on community policing.
After this reform:
- murders ️ 70%
- violent crime ️ 46% pic.twitter.com/ZrZ3ESmT4A
I've read people say Camden is still bad, but not because of the police.
Your anger and ego will always reveal your true self.