I hear folks all over saying there needs to be an "honest" conversation. I've tried that. I tried it here. But whenever the conversation gets uncomfortable, or it strays into territories that leftists see as off limits, the conversation ends.
Remember, police have to have a high presence in high crime areas or the good citizens will be the victims. If there is not high crime, then there is not a high police presence. That's how it works. When police see, day after day, black men committing horrible crimes, which is a fact in the inner city. It's an undeniable fact. The lesser of those cops take the brutality route. Day after day, the same thing.
Policing in high crime areas is not nice. Policing attracts man folks that are on power trips and that have violent tempers. The worst sort of personality one might think for the job. In some situations, their aggressiveness may save lives.
But it's why you have police brutality. Because you have many of the wrong personalities in police work. And they can't control themselves based on what they see day to day.
There are many pieces to this puzzle. One is that the inner city black culture, the same stuff I have railed against, has to change. That's one piece. And until there is some sort of moral foundation, that piece will never end.
A small sampling from Minneapolis, this one from the last September. And right, you see crap like this regularly.
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/09/16/20-arrested-18-charged-in-brutal-downtown-minneapolis-robberies/ â
Of course, my thread that pretty much devolved into anything but a discussion. There is no discussion when you challenge a leftist, even if the purpose and concern is to protect the lives and safety of the good inner city folks. It doesn't matter. You say "race", the leftist convulses.
Folks act in cultures. Many sub-cultures are grouped by race. This is one. The destructive inner city black culture.
But guess which else is one -- the cop culture. This is a huge issue that is part of the problem. But see the leftists will only acknowledge "culture" when it works for them. An important distinction when it comes to rationality.
Until the the self-inflicted issues are address in the inner city, all the money thrown that way won't do any good. The way people think and approach life is the only thing that keeps folks from killing and maiming.
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Here's a post I made in this topic when asked what I'd do in the inner city -
@Kcmatt7 At the core, this starts with acknowledging the problem. Thatâs the impasse. Until the problem is IDâd and acknowledged, you canât attack it. The fact is it is an inner city culture of violence. Changing culture takes a long time.
First identify âinner city safety zones.â
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Public steps to involve the churches and faiths. Get people to church in these zones. The church is a huge factor in turning this around.
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Public steps to encourage and foster marriage. Inner city safety zones that reward folks for marriage and self sufficiency. But more, public efforts to discuss and call out the âbaby mamaâ culture. This is the real enemy. 75% single mother births among blacks. Worse among inner city blacks. Much higher than other races or cultures.
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The president has to take the lead. I felt Obama missed an historic opportunity. Trump obviously canât do it. We need another president to make this job one. The first domestic priority. The one where the most lives are lost/destroyed.
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Have special inner city safety zone courts that expedite prosecutions, warrants, and labeling of threats.
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We have hate crime legislation that leads to outrageous results. Use that logic. Huge sentences for crimes in inner city zones were the real violence is occurring. Drive by and shoot a little black child on a porch, life in prison regardless of whether there is a death. Wear a mask in a crime, 5 more years. Robbery, any kind, 40 years. Develop a ridiculously strict sentencing structure for inner city safety zones.
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Inner city gang affiliation prosecuted as RICO crimes. Increase sentences for inner city safety zones. You go to jail for being in a criminal gang. Just for affiliation.
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Stop and frisk permitted in inner city zones of all males. Horrible? Discriminatory? Yes on both counts. Too bad. Males are 95% of the problem.
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If you have a felony conviction for anything violent, or you are an IDâd gang member by the safety zone courts, inner city zone warrants automatically issued for random searches of home and auto. Inner city courts can order drug treatment without a trial. 90 day commitments.
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In inner city safety zones, curfews strictly enforced. Cars pulled over after 10:00. People off the streets. Only to and from work and a few other exceptions. Businesses close at 9:00.
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Posting of army style officers that walk a beat in these areas. In pairs. No female cops in these areas. No male cops under 200 pounds. Much higher pay. Elite training. Federal involvement in supporting/training.
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Air surveillance, like a war zone.
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Massive use of food kitchens. Free meals in all inner city safety zones. No one starves. No one steals for food. Involvement of churches is a must.
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Partnership program for schools with suburban districts. Vouchers (money) for âtuitionâ and transport. Partnership programs include working families so inner city kids can live with suburban families during the week and attend school there. Work with the suburban private schools too.
These are tax dollars Iâm willing to pay.
Of course, this is all discriminatory. I want to discriminate IN FAVOR of protecting good inner city folks. I noticed that over 70% of Baltimore residents were in favor of police air surveillance while the ACLU says itâs discriminatory. That should tell everyone something. The majority of inner city folks arenât part of the culture. They want safety, security, and the ability to succeed.
These thugs are the enemy. Try to change their hearts and minds, but attack the criminals is they wonât change. Culture change takes time.
This isnât perfect. Itâs a discussion point. I am just sickened by the violence and the loss of lives that no one values.
Just off the top of my head. I know, impossible. But you asked.
I've also posted this before. I want a high quality police force. Pay officers $120,000 year or whatever is high for an area. Attract better people. It seems simple, but better people make better decisions. The "cop" mentality -- I'm the boss, I'm in control, I have power -- is a high contributor. The cop culture. Personally, I think non-cops should be in charge of cops. Folks that understand the law. Folks that aren't part of the culture.
To change certain elements of the police requires non-police to be in charge. And when the shroud of the cop culture is lifted, the many, many excellent officers will be able to change that culture.
I'm good with encouraging better behavior. It's abundantly clear from the data that if you graduate high school, get married, then have children (the order is important), the chances of you being in poverty are minuscule, like under 1%.
So what would I do? There are a handful of low hanging fruit type things we can do to both reduce police violence and crime. And I'm trained public policy doctor (i.e. not the kind that helps people) so I can geek out on things we know worked. And I have receipts, as the youths would say.
Tl;dr. We can do this by trusting individuals to do the right thing and repealing a bunch of bad laws. Change incentives and behavior changes. It's a Christmas miracle!
