A Boring Dystopia

Okay, so do not exist at all in the presence of cops. Somehow. Got it.

Ep3 wen

Urgh... yes ~~honey~~ officer...

I agree with you.

The police, as an institution, should be abolished.

And a new institution put it its place.

And, off the top of my head, just a few things it should do differently is in no particular order

Citizen Oversight boards made up of 7 educated citizens (with no professional or familiar connection to law enforcement), chosen at random, to serve 3 month tours, with 3 local lawyers, also selected at random, and in good standing, to advise on the legal side of things but with no vote themselves. (Cause sometimes just cause its not technically illegal doesnt mean its not horrific and awful and deserving of punishment/reprimand)

national black list, so cops that do bad cant just jump ship to the next jurisdiction over.

Liability insurance, that is paid for by the replacement organization, out of their wages, with no payout caps (because fuck being permanently crippled due to abuse and only getting 30k)

No qualified immunity.

must live in the communities they serve.

no training them to think or behave like their the last surviving member of a super elite commando unit behind enemy lines, and that everyone is their potential enemy.

training must take longer than it takes to become a beautician, including extensive learning of not just what the laws are, but what is expected of them as a servant of the public, behavior and atittude wise.

regular refresher courses, at least 3 months long, every 2 years, to maintain, update, and verify their knowledge of the law and the duty they choose to take up, failing this course is a firable offense.

Then put all the money you save from all of this, and put into social needs and improvements.. Which will reduce crime more than putting a bunch of paramilitary wannabe pretenders on the street.

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Oh, and one last one.. mandatory +20 years to any conviction, for betrayal of the public good and public trust.

That's because you are most likely miscommunicating what you mean. When you say "abolish the police" I presume you mean "the current policing institution does not justly enforce law, ensure safety, or act in support public interest and therefore needs to be replaced with an institution that conducts policing justly and accountable"

What people hear is that you're saying "policing as a concept is wrong and we should not have any institution that enforces democratic law or acts to secure public safety in accordance to a justice system"... Because that's what the word "abolish" means, to formally and permanently put an end to something. Like "abolish slavery" because slavery is wrong.

I'm up in Canada so this stuff doesn't affect me much .... but I used to laugh at an old friend who used to actively avoid the cops. If he saw them up the street far away, he'd cross the street, turn into an alleyway or just turn around. If we were driving and he saw a cop car, he'd immediately turn anywhere and drive away. He wasn't a criminal or anything, he just didn't like police and avoided them. No matter the situation, if he saw a cop, he'd do everything to avoid even having the remote possibility of even interacting with the police.

This was years ago and since then I've been like that too but not as bad ...... but as the world becomes more authoritarian these days, especially when police training even in Canada is to just have a pulse and be a white male .... I'm avoiding the police more actively than before.

My old friend Johnny was more right than I realized.

Fragile egos, a chuckle caused this

irregardless

You’ve made a grave mistake

*all

FTFY

no acorns.