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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui
Anyways, here is a Jalopnik article about the case for ending traffic stops (it was written in 2020 but they brought it back out for the Wright killing).
The Case For Ending Traffic Stops
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I was thinking about this, and perhaps traffic patrol is only armed with tasers. But I guess you could propose elimination.
Having once been surrounded by police as a teenager, I never felt threatened or in danger.
I guess the question is what is the purpose of patrols?
Is it crime prevention?
Is it police presence?
Is it effective?
Is it wanted?
I'd argue wealthier neighborhoods like police presence because they don't feel threatened by it.
In more problematic neighborhoods, does it work or is it done so that taxpayers feel that the police are providing the service they are paying for: arresting criminals
if so,
does the deaths of innocent (or not so innocent) civilians justify the actions occurring.
Sadly, I would think most conservatives are okay with this, like they are with school shootings, it's just a fact of life because they don't have to worry about no-knock warrants, or profiling.
Sadly as well, I feel for police, I do think it's a vocation, but what is the purpose of police? Are we placing them in an unfattenable situation? If they do outreach, is it viewed as being soft on crime? If they do aggressive, is it viewed as racially driven?
I don't have the answer, but this shit's been going on for years...kids getting killed by cops is not new (Tamir Rice anyone?)