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May 19, 2021Liked by Steve Berman, Chris J. Karr, David Thornton

Reform efforts need be targeted at the scope of police responsibilities, use of force, and if necessary increasing wages to bring in better candidates.

Being an officer is a job, not a right: and this is one area where I agree that public unions are causing a problem - in this case, police unions protecting problem members. We need better accountability systems that track officers nationwide, as it is too easy to resign and then get hired in another town.

Yes, this is from Vox - and it provides some useful nuance on some of the issues with policing from a professor that became a reserve officer and walked a beat:

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22396314/american-policing-law-enforcement-reform-rosa-brooks

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I don't fault the officers. I think the procedures and techniques are flawed. If there is sufficient cause for a warrant, time and place and tactics could be better than what I saw. To me, it's similar to no-knock warrants - too dangerous unless there is imminent danger to innocent citizens.

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