Ben SalinasWhat will it take for Democrats to reform the police?
Rob Stahlnecker@bensalinas Shouldn’t single out Democrats on this. Republicans could help out if they gave a shit either.
@robstahlnecker I have no faith in the fascist Republican Party to reform the police. My energy is better spent on Democrats who claim they care about these issues
@bensalinas I don’t expect them to either. I just hate letting them off the hook. It’s like rewarding them for being so shitty but I don’t want to derail your main point.
Ricardo Harvin@bensalinas Police and policing can not be reformed. That kind of thinking leads nowhere.
The entire system must be rebuilt from a new foundation that addresses the causes of crime (public policies that create and perpetuate poverty) and provides a universal standard of public services that safely houses, healthily feeds, thoroughly educates, and medically cares for everyone.
Reform is small and cowardly regressive thinking.
Fully #TaxTheRich #DefundThePolice
loucovey@bensalinas you mean like they have in San Francisco?
SocialistStan@bensalinas 🤦♂️ Who do you think they're working for right about now?
Crysophylax@bensalinas I'm sure it's in their queue, right after reforming capitalism.
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Doctor Biobrain@bensalinas We had police reform under Obama. Police departments fought what they could and Trump repealed what he could.
The problem is the federal government has limited power and local/state politicians are scared of police unions and how Republicans weaponize anything as soft on crime.
I heard Democrats lost seats in New York state due to fearmongering on crime; including the George Santos seat. We might have the House otherwise.
Mike Switzer@bensalinas Biden wants to hire 100,000 more cops without first addressing cop culture. Reform isn't even on the agenda.
Reido@bensalinas All of their mothers dying, apparently.
mathew@bensalinas Wealthy white people getting regular beatings from cops.
Mike@bensalinas Balls. They have to be willing to criticize law enforcement without fearing the RW allegations of being “anti-police” or “soft on crime.”
Tim Y.C 🌐🌍@bensalinas a blue house and more than 2 years
Chris Hockman@bensalinas their donors getting murdered
Gwladys Pendlebury@bensalinas Better question, what will it take for Dems to stop believing the fairytale fantasies about establishment politicians. They knew the Floyd bill wouldn’t pass while giving them an additional 2 billion dollars.
@GwladysPendlebury I’m literally a socialist and have no faith in the Democratic Party. This question was posed to Democrats, electeds and voters
@bensalinas I was actually reacting to some of the other comments not you, but there’s no point in confronting them they drank the kool-aid. I’m sorry it sounded like it was to you, my bad.
GenXJamerican 🇯🇲 🇺🇸@bensalinas Instead of trying and failing to reform the police, we need to use them less. Denver’s STAR program is an approach that is reducing crime. https://t.co/P4HknjcTDd