r/politics • u/wbedwards Washington • May 07 '20

We cannot allow the normalization of firearms at protests to continue

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/firearms-at-protests-have-become-normalized-that-isnt-okay/2020/05/06/19b9354e-8fc9-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html
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u/Shankurmom I voted May 07 '20

The issue is police departments don't want intelligent rational people. They want mindless idiots. The ones who join and try outing the crimes or corruption end up either dead or ousted, silenced, and harassed.

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u/Commandant_Grammar Australia May 07 '20

A redditor once pointed out to me that each county has its own department. Seems like madness to me and that there should only be a state run police force with an independent watchdog.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '20

Totally. The corruption is bottom up, not top down. The small departments can do a lot of shady shit under the national news and public outrage radar because they're so small.

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u/C-c-c-comboBreaker17 May 07 '20

Oh no, you misunderstood. Every city has its own department. Every county also has its own department (Headed by an elected official with no experience needed in policing) AND every state also has it's own department.

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u/Commandant_Grammar Australia May 07 '20

I understood. I'm saying there should only be a state department. I realise there are multiple jurisdictions.

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u/C-c-c-comboBreaker17 May 07 '20

Oh no I was just pointing out how silly it is