Something I should say more often

[OngBonga]

Oskar, why do you care more about racism in America than in, say, Australia? Or Spain? Or Zimbabwe?

[oskar]

Oskar, why do you care more about racism in America than in, say, Australia? Or Spain? Or Zimbabwe?

I don't.

[MadMojoMonkey]

OK OK OK.


Some people are calling to abolish the police, but I don't see any way that will work.


It could be an epic experiment. Maybe I'm wrong that rampant vigilantism would result. Maybe I'm wrong that gangs and other criminal groups would become the ersatz rule of "law."


I don't want to run that experiment, but I can't see that it's ever been tried, so I can appreciate the desire for a bold change.
For me, that goes way too far.

[MadMojoMonkey]

I think it's a certainly fair question to ask:

Why do we have enough money to equip our police officers like military personnel, but we don't have enough money to equip doctors like doctors or teachers like teachers?

This gets at the heart of a broken system that criminalizes the symptoms while spreading the disease.

[Poopadoop]

I think it's a certainly fair question to ask:

Why do we have enough money to equip our police officers like military personnel, but we don't have enough money to equip doctors like doctors or teachers like teachers?

This gets at the heart of a broken system that criminalizes the symptoms while spreading the disease.

Exactly, yes. The police mentality of shoot first and ask questions later doesn't help the situation either.