A lot of Police stuations you see today is due to type of training or education they had

and the police will get worse with the defunding

im not a 'get rid of the police person'

i honestly dont see a solution, there will always be brutality and negligence

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun (Chinese: 枪杆子里面出政权; pinyin: Qiānggǎn zi lǐmiàn chū zhèngquán) is a phrase which was coined by Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong.

Hold them to a higher standard.

That's the solution.

@Maw how?

Well, one part.

how do you hold people to a higher standard when you dont have recourse

Well get rid of qualified immunity for one.

you make the standard too high nobody takes the job

get rid of qualified immunity, make Skidmore great again would be a good start @ImNotGas 🙂

Most police in many areas have a tremendous amount of stuff shoved upon their shoulders

@Uncivil Law i'm fine with removing qual immune and requiring them to carry some form of malpractice insurance

All the levers of power in the system have been short-circuited there is no recourse.

This state is full of single issue voters that get pissed if you point it out pfft

but with their lobbying power this cost will move to the taxpayer

The police should never be investigating the police for starters.

More civilian oversight/accountability.

@Maw definetly not internally

I doubt that will happen

i agree its a solution

but not one that would happen

whats the mechanism for civilian oversight? who chooses the commitee? how do we prevent it from becoming another govt position rife with abuse

Body cameras were the first step.

I'm going back to election 2020 with my malfactor fellows.

have fun in the ring

The body cam should be live streamed all the time... With a channel for each officer

body cameras work because they benefit both the police and the citizenry

i doubt the police will willingly give up power

It's about making the process as transparent as possible.

sorry, body cameras are adopted because they benefit both the police and the citizenry

right, i agree that is the ideal we should strive for

but im saying what is a solution that can be implemented realistically

given our political situation today

Well, let's go for starters:

Every time there is an officer involved shooting or responding officers to a weapons discharge, you put the camera footage in a file available to the public domain without request.

Every time there is a vehicle collision with an officer as well.

there are privacy laws that would conflict with that i believe

in many states