LogFAQs > #940310581

Just to throw out some unconnected thoughts relating to the topic:

Of course we need some policing, society is not so advanced we can't have any. But these systemic issues are loud and clear right now.

The chances of them responding to a crisis in time are low. Usually people get robbed, get murdered whatever, then they come. Police aren't getting your stuff back even if someone does burglarize your house, so what's the difference? People want to mess with you, they're going to mess with you. The cops can't do much more than take down a report afterward.
Most of their work is fining some local community over trivial stuff
In black communities, the police have basically created an elementary school to prison pipeline instead of enhancing these communities.
The use of force issue we can see on display right now. They are trained in tactics that resemble a very angry, rough militia, trained to rough up and intimidate our citizens.
How do we solve this problem? Police departments are expanding while things like hospitals close and schools struggle.
More cops with fancier weapons costs a lot of money and will not help. Let's spend less money on cops and more money on public health, public housing, public education, mental health services, addiction services, etc. so that there are fewer desperate people struggling to get by in our cities.

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There are some things where I just bypass critical thinking. - ROD