Along the same lines, I was hoping to hear some real feedback for the person who asked if blacks joining the police force in large enough numbers could be a tangible strategy to effect a ground up cultural shift in policing similar to what Irish and/or Catholics did in an earlier era, but the question was immediately deflected with a lazy joke.
Yes, they made the point about the Irish taking over the police department. There is already lots of black police officers today. Black police chiefs are common in American city’s. The mayor of NYC is an ex-cop (and he’s black).
I do think cops have connection to the communities they police makes sense.
Along the same lines, I was hoping to hear some real feedback for the person who asked if blacks joining the police force in large enough numbers could be a tangible strategy to effect a ground up cultural shift in policing similar to what Irish and/or Catholics did in an earlier era, but the question was immediately deflected with a lazy joke.
Yes, they made the point about the Irish taking over the police department. There is already lots of black police officers today. Black police chiefs are common in American city’s. The mayor of NYC is an ex-cop (and he’s black).
I do think cops have connection to the communities they police makes sense.
A person who hears "Atlanta police officer" and immediately pictures a white guy is hopelessly out of touch.