| sundin13 said: I think this is a problem with our justice system. There is so little trust in both the police and the justice system as a whole. Like, it doesn't shock me that someone would try to run away from a cop. They are afraid, not just for their immediate situation, but for the fact that being put into the justice system can fuck your whole life. I don't think an arrest of someone who was sleeping in their car with a 0.1% BAC is a situation that requires putting someone in handcuffs and arresting them. This may be a personal philosophy thing, but I think if the individual was encountered by a social worker they would be able to actually provide the individual with positive resources to prevent similar actions in the future instead of just saying "We 'bout to ruin your life". In my opinion, the public would have been more safe in the absence of an armed response here. And again, I just want to emphasize that I have no issue with individual cops as a whole. I believe that there are fundamental issues with the system which make abuses both inevitable and common. If we try to address this at an individual level, we will fail. That is why the changes that are being asked for seem so large. They are asking for broad, systemic changes which may seem a little scary at first, for the people who feel safe under what is essentially a military force patrolling our streets. |
Well, justice system of Finland is pretty much an opposite of US but some people still try to run away or attack the police heh. Some individuals are simply violent assholes, alchohol makes some people aggressive and a person with psychotic disorder can be unpredictable and extremely dangerous.
I'm not that familiar with your justice system so I'd like to know how and why is it going to fuck your life?
I also understand your philosophy, but my experiences have made me too cynical for it. We have social workers available and offer help to people who have issues with alchohol. It just usually doesn't work unfortunately.
And I think laws should be enforced and people need to be held accountable for their actions. Driving with 0.1% BAC is irresponsible and dangerous. It's your own fault if you drink and take the wheel. I'd get fired for doing it, and our limit is 0.05% BAC.
Anyway, reforming the police and making changes to justice system seem like reasonable ideas. It's just that many are asking for abolishing the police, driven by this acab-bullshit agenda. Isn't Minneapolis planning on doing it already? I'm not sure because media is all over the place. It's a freaking scary idea and I find it hard to believe this is what majority of people who live in crime-infested areas want.
