The problem of crime is such that no matter how many examples of true police brutality and racism can be produced, criminals still exist and therefore cops are necessary. The problem of crime has always been there to suffocate any notion of radical justice system reform. Crime as a social phenomenon resonates with people. Whether or not they have been the victim of a crime or simply fear becoming one. As long as crime exists, any potential reforms to policing must center that sobering fact. When progressive activists go too far and make it harder for police to do their jobs then crime goes up. As we now are seeing with post-pandemic spikes in homicides and assaults.
We have always been told that we can achieve whatever we want... if we work hard and persevere. But when you don't succeed even after working hard for years, you start to lose faith in your beliefs... and may feel that you are no longer in charge of your destiny... I believe the less fortunate are victims of a society that no longer considers their pain of struggling, but looks at them as if they are the problem... Many folks who are police have prejudices against the very people they have agreed to serve... Policing around the Country has taken a turn for the worse by allowing the police to hire the very people who want to harm others that don't look like them and differ in their beliefs... What can be done to get rid of that policeman or woman who seeks to destroy rather than help to build better communities? “If you don’t condition yourself positively,
the world will condition you negatively”-Lalla Brutoco SOLIDARITY FOREVER!!
The things you identify as the "real" causes of crime require money to be spent in areas that are taboo to people who already have enough and have a promise of more.
Has there ever been a culture or society in human history that did not have a lower level of human existence? And therefore is increased equity and equality even possible? This leads to the ever-present existence of crime. I guess the question is how much crime is acceptable?
to take away a clearer understanding that increasing inequality in society, becoming ever more visible everywhere we look, leads to crime, is already a valuable piece of this piece. even though it makes common sense - when you see bezos soar off, when you hear about trump's taxes, when you can't be with you family from working 3 jobs for little pay, anger, bitterness, cynicism and despair all rise. crime can seem like the only solution. while that point is a key takeaway, maybe we'll get another piece sometime with more thoughts about what TO do re Big Blue. i really appreciate how you detail the pretend changes, you've made the point in so many ways that police are as necessary to capitalism as water is to fish.
We have always been told that we can achieve whatever we want... if we work hard and persevere. But when you don't succeed even after working hard for years, you start to lose faith in your beliefs... and may feel that you are no longer in charge of your destiny... I believe the less fortunate are victims of a society that no longer considers their pain of struggling, but looks at them as if they are the problem... Many folks who are police have prejudices against the very people they have agreed to serve... Policing around the Country has taken a turn for the worse by allowing the police to hire the very people who want to harm others that don't look like them and differ in their beliefs... What can be done to get rid of that policeman or woman who seeks to destroy rather than help to build better communities? “If you don’t condition yourself positively,
the world will condition you negatively”-Lalla Brutoco SOLIDARITY FOREVER!!
The things you identify as the "real" causes of crime require money to be spent in areas that are taboo to people who already have enough and have a promise of more.
Has there ever been a culture or society in human history that did not have a lower level of human existence? And therefore is increased equity and equality even possible? This leads to the ever-present existence of crime. I guess the question is how much crime is acceptable?
https://inequality.stanford.edu/publications/20-facts-about-us-inequality-everyone-should-know
to take away a clearer understanding that increasing inequality in society, becoming ever more visible everywhere we look, leads to crime, is already a valuable piece of this piece. even though it makes common sense - when you see bezos soar off, when you hear about trump's taxes, when you can't be with you family from working 3 jobs for little pay, anger, bitterness, cynicism and despair all rise. crime can seem like the only solution. while that point is a key takeaway, maybe we'll get another piece sometime with more thoughts about what TO do re Big Blue. i really appreciate how you detail the pretend changes, you've made the point in so many ways that police are as necessary to capitalism as water is to fish.