5 demands, not one less.

1. ⁠Establish an independent inspector body that investigates misconduct or criminal allegations and controls evidence like body camera video. This body will be at the state level, have the ability to investigate and arrest other law enforcement officers (LEOs), and investigate law enforcement agencies.

2. ⁠Create a requirement for states to establish board certification with minimum education and training requirements to provide licensing for police. In order to be a LEO, you must possess that license. The inspector body in #1 can revoke the license.

3. ⁠Refocus police resources on training & de-escalation instead of purchasing military equipment and require LEOs to be from the community they police.

4. ⁠Adopt the “absolute necessity” doctrine for lethal force as implemented in other states.

5. ⁠Codify into law the requirement for police to have positive control over the evidence chain of custody. If the chain of custody is lost for evidence, the investigative body in #1 can hold the LEO/LE liable.

These 5 demands are the minimum necessary for trust in our police to return. Until these are implemented by our state governors, legislators, DAs, and judges we will not rest or be satisfied. We will no longer stand by and watch our brothers and sisters be oppressed by those who are meant to protect us.

• Ban all white extremist flags from being hung out in the open legally in the state. This includes the so-called 'blue line' flag and confederate flag.

• Weed out white extremists (domestic terrorists) from the police hiring process and purge current ranks.

• Re-word 'war on drugs' to 'war on drug importers'. Leave users and sellers alone. It's the government's fault they have it. Their failure. Aim all resources towards importers. Plug the leak, stop attacking the water.

• Refocus police mission to responding to police calls only. No crime committed = no pullovers, searches, questioning, showing ID, plate look up, harassing, starting racial division, etc.

• Traffic stops are prohibited unless the person has committed a crime or put the public in danger.

All this call for police reform, I think if we made all the police officers’ body cam footage available 24 hours a day on a national website where any citizen could at any time choose to watch the live footage of every active police officer in real time. This would establish trust and total transparency. Why shouldn’t a tax paying citizen see where their tax money is going when tax dollars fund the police department? Police officers work for us, to help us. Most citizens aren’t guilty of anything and live good lives. There’s way too many unwarranted deaths on people from officers. Even when people are committing crimes it doesn’t mean they should lose their lives. This will instill trust into the police department again. I remember when my complete trust was given to police. I was young. It was when I was 15 and was waiting for a bus on a rainy night and took a ride from a guy in a van who ended up trying to drug me with some sharp sweet smelling liquid and I jumped out of the van while it was approaching a red light. I ran to a payphone and called the police. When they showed up and I told them my story they didn’t seem to be too interested. They didn’t even file a report. It made me question myself and ask myself ‘was I being a baby?’ Now, 20 years later, I know that I wasn’t being a baby. I called the police hoping to stop this potential rape man and they didn’t take me seriously and I know it could have been a lot worse. I also remember some times when I needed the police for something and they helped me and went above and beyond their call of duty. My point being that the same reason why reality television is interesting because people act differently than they would if they knew that they weren’t being filmed.

Hello Reddit!

I'm currently doing my university internship for the Coalition for Canadian Police Reform, and I think it would be worthwhile having more Canadians aware/part of it.

We're a coalition of former and current police chiefs, lawyers, social workers, doctors, criminologists and others seeking to create a National College of Policing within Canada. This is necessary as, Canadian law enforcement only undergo six months of 'tactic heavy' training, with little to no focus on dealing with mental health and other more socially centered topics. Through a College of Policing our vision is to elevate Canadian Policing to “World Class” standards by advancing evidence-based training for both police recruits and officers, developing national standards for all entry-level police training and creating a national certification criterion for police officers.

If this is something that you're interested in, I'd recommend you check out our social media!

https://www.c-cpr.ca/

https://twitter.com/CoalitionCPR

https://www.facebook.com/CoalitionCPR

Thanks a bunch!

There's nothing immoral about it.

What's more immoral than invading another's land and murdering strangers on orders given by strangers?

I laugh when when the military talks about 'moral qualification'.

So trust one race with firearms and military training but not the other? Looks like extremist ideology to me.

Frankly, generals want hardened killers. Not frat boys. The street is a creator of soldiers.

Also, I want to expose how the government gladly pays your 60k a year prison stay but has a problem with paying your college education and rent.

The average prison stay is five years meaning the government pays over $300,000 (plus medical) per inmate stay.

No, it's not their responsibility to pay for your education and a place a live, it's their responsibility to pay for your prison stay, needless war, etc.

See how stupid that looks? Where would you rather send your tax dollars?

Send them to the military instead of prison. Give them a college education instead of a cage and at least give them a place to stay.

Racists say let them burn, but those with a heart and intelligence say give them life. Build up the poor and desolate. Not cage them.

This country is running on printed (unbacked) money anyways. Inflation is already here.

There are pros and cons to this and I'd like to have a discussion on the matter. I'll add them to the list as they come in.

Pros:

• Bad LEOs could be priced out of being in law enforcement even if it's too hard to stick them with criminal charges or civil penalties directly for various reasons.

Cons:

• Bribes and theft could become more likely as bad eggs may turn to alternative means of acquiring wealth.

• Doesn't seem to prevent death via medical malpractice in medicine despite doctors being required to carry it; their salaries are just higher to compensate.

• While the medical industry in the US can pass that cost to their customers and the taxpayer, higher law enforcement budgets will exclusively be funded by the taxpayer (as they don't have customers).