Thanks for your dissertation on the reality of perceived police brutality. May replay to Glenns statements was to criticize our current neoliberal monopoly capitalism. I have to admit I have not done any deliberate research or accurate statistics on killings of unarmed black citizens by police. I have no illusions that this is a specific threat. I would guess that this is a localized issue as no all departments are the same. HOWEVER I would think that police reform in poor performing departments is long overdue and we should have community boards that share oversight. Police unions and the Blue line have protected “bad” police for far to long. The militarization of police needs to stop. Tactics like no knock warrants, geo fencing and cell phone surveillance, stop and frisk, and forfeiture laws. Not to mention the over policing of poorer communities too basically shake people down just to fund the departments. I am concerned that the deindustrialization of American has left many cities and municipalities short on funds which can result is less that desirable training and equipping of the police force. The warrior cop mentality in which police who do not live in the communities they serve can become more a occupation force. Again these are OUTCOMES of a system. That very system is neoliberalism which has eliminated the middle class and continues to extract rather that circulate money in local economies. I can very that many police departments have been guilty of corruption and exploitation of there communities. Not mention a reduction of social services that have pushed extra duties police are not trained to perform. I really am not so much concerned about a racists cop more an incompetent one or one who is burnt out. Thanks again for taking the time to reply.
Thanks for your dissertation on the reality of perceived police brutality. May replay to Glenns statements was to criticize our current neoliberal monopoly capitalism. I have to admit I have not done any deliberate research or accurate statistics on killings of unarmed black citizens by police. I have no illusions that this is a specific threat. I would guess that this is a localized issue as no all departments are the same. HOWEVER I would think that police reform in poor performing departments is long overdue and we should have community boards that share oversight. Police unions and the Blue line have protected “bad” police for far to long. The militarization of police needs to stop. Tactics like no knock warrants, geo fencing and cell phone surveillance, stop and frisk, and forfeiture laws. Not to mention the over policing of poorer communities too basically shake people down just to fund the departments. I am concerned that the deindustrialization of American has left many cities and municipalities short on funds which can result is less that desirable training and equipping of the police force. The warrior cop mentality in which police who do not live in the communities they serve can become more a occupation force. Again these are OUTCOMES of a system. That very system is neoliberalism which has eliminated the middle class and continues to extract rather that circulate money in local economies. I can very that many police departments have been guilty of corruption and exploitation of there communities. Not mention a reduction of social services that have pushed extra duties police are not trained to perform. I really am not so much concerned about a racists cop more an incompetent one or one who is burnt out. Thanks again for taking the time to reply.