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Originally Posted by Solecismic
OK. But can we afford not to make this change? The status quo means a large segment of the population simply doesn't trust the police. And there's good reason why that lack of trust exists.
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Compared to what (i.e. what are you not funding if you spend on this)? If you're awash in cash, have at it. If it's at the expense of, strictly for example, adequate equipment for officers -- or additional taxation on the productive members of a community -- then it's unjustifiable afaic.
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But I can understand why many don't.
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I do to. Whether those reasons reflect more on the police or on the unhappy part of society is where we differ.