Post AS54Bmz9mATCImPU0G by publius@mastodon.sdf.org
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 (DIR) Post #AS54Bmz9mATCImPU0G by publius@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-01-27T21:22:06Z
       
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       Half a century ago, folks thought that the solution to racist violence by police was to integrate police departments.All five of the Memphis cops who beat Tyre Nichols to death were black.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS5O4JthWYkZ8wZeL2 by delial@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-01-28T01:04:50Z
       
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       @publius At this point I'm at a loss as to what the fix might be. We know the police have to deal with too much, so we need to split their duties into several departments. But even if we have only SWAT carrying guns, we still have the problem of culture and people self-selecting for violent work. Robot pigs would perpetuate the existing system. The work is skilled; we can't just have every citizen doing their 2 years of police service.Any response to the violence seems justified.