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It's a good essay. This is a

artappraiser — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 00:34:02 +0000

In reply to Law Enforcement Incompetence

It's a good essay. This is a good summary point about gun control: But what’s the point of such laws if we entrust enforcement of the ones we already have to dunces?

My father worked in personnel with labor negotiation researching on the behalf of the taxpayer against the city's unions. He always had little good to say about what the taxpayer got for his money as far as police and firefighters were concerned.He basically felt they sold the bogus "hero" first responder thing for higher pay and benefits than like, sanitation or teachers, when they deserved about the same.

I usually try to err a bit of the side of giving them the benefit of the doubt precisely because I might have been too influenced by my father's prejudices. But this essay points out some damning things. Fool me once, shame on me, fool me twice, shame on you. A couple mulligans are plenty when human lives are given in exchange.

Yes, I know the NRA argues that law enforcement doesn't enforce the laws already on the books.So? Both sides can believe that without a problem. The NRA's answer is less laws, but no one has to go along with that, there's another answer: better enforcement and more laws.

Law Enforcement Incompetence

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 14:09:07 +0000

In reply to #HimToo: can we take black beatings serious now?

Law Enforcement Incompetence is killing us.

The beating occurred because

rmrd0000 — Sat, 03 Mar 2018 14:10:15 +0000

In reply to #HimToo: can we take black beatings serious now?

The beating occurred because of jaywalking!

Members of a special police unit in Baltimore were convicted of stealing money and drugs, planting “evidence”, and other crimes. The city attorney wants individual police officers to cover some of the fees when victims win cases in court. The police union objects. In essence, the union does not want officers to bear any responsibility.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-union-lawsuits-20180207-story.html

Something has to be done to penalize these officers other than just firing them. The sad truth is that if individual officers are charged, the likelihood of victims recovering money is decreased because the officers will not be able to pay the awarded sum.

We need better screening and training of police.