ttystikk
Well-Known Member
https://therealnews.com/stories/the-limits-of-police-reform-the-origins-and-ends-of-the-police
We don't need reform of how the police do what they do as much as we need reform of WHAT they do in the first place.
The American People are not in whole or in any of its parts a population to be 'policed' in the actual, traditional sense. As currently constructed, 'civilian' police forces are designed to control the population, not protect it.
Their marketing logos, such as 'to protect and serve', obfuscate rather than illuminate their current purpose, with obvious consequences to their impact on communities.
We don't need reform of how the police do what they do as much as we need reform of WHAT they do in the first place.
The American People are not in whole or in any of its parts a population to be 'policed' in the actual, traditional sense. As currently constructed, 'civilian' police forces are designed to control the population, not protect it.
Their marketing logos, such as 'to protect and serve', obfuscate rather than illuminate their current purpose, with obvious consequences to their impact on communities.