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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The disrespect for police officers on this thread is truly disgusting. You all talk about cops as if every single one is a bad seed. There are some very good cops. Don’t be swayed by  the agenda of the media and progressives. Maybe some of what they say is true, but much of it is hyperbole and should be viewed with skepticism.[/quote]

Agreed.

I really expect better of the well-educated folks in the DMV.  I really do.   This is a much more complex issue than what almost every advocate and politician are acknowledging.  We can't be this ignorant, can we?  Or so emotionally-driven to make change without understanding unintended consequences?

Most cops are good cops. 
Most cops are trying to help people.
Most cops are responding to calls that other people made -- they have no choice but to engage.

Now, there are evidence-based policies and protocols that can make policing safer for everyone.   And some policies that can reduce disparities.   People need to stop demonizing the individual cops and look more at where systems can change.   And this police reform package does that.   It's changing systems.  A disciplinary system.  A lot of it is needed.  Unions have too much power right now and the challenge of holding bad cops accountable is real.  But IMO the reform goes a bit far.

Having said that, holding cops accountable won't matter much if you don't support and invest in good policing and good police.   They need to know they are backed by local leaders.   Local leaders actually can do both support cops and hold them accountable.  And good cops want departments to be held accountable.   Do you think hearing about the Pentagon police officer killing two people helps other cops out on the street?   Police are getting assaulted in Montgomery County while they just try to do their jobs.   Perhaps elsewhere too.   We really have much more in common than we think.    Good policing, good accountability.    It can be done.   But it can't be done by political opportunists. [/quote]

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