Exactly this "Real crime prevention, as many experts note, comes from addressing root causes: poverty, lack of healthcare, housing insecurity, and limited opportunities. When communities have their basic needs met, crime rates naturally decrease."
ACLU of Massachusetts says that it IS legal to film police in public, by the way. I think that part of the infographic is quite outdated, but it’s otherwise good.
This is a good collection. I can’t share the image in a comment here, but my favorite is a photo of a woman with the following written on a sign: “WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE TRAINED COPS CAN PANIC & ACT ON IMPULSE BUT UNTRAINED CIVILIANS MUST REMAIN CALM W/A GUN IN THEIR FACE”
Crime prevention starts decades before the crime, all the way back to early childhood assessments and interventions that is your first line of defence, the police thats your last line of defence a sad testimony to society's lack of empathy and support for one another....
"The question isn't whether we need public safety - of course we do. "
Okay, so how do we achieve improved public safety with these various ACAB memes? Because I'm not seeing any proposed solutions there, just a lot of name-calling and bitching about the cops. That's all fine and good, but it won't solve shit.
The memes draw attention to the failings of policing, but - as you point out - don't focus much on solutions.
However, a few of the memes do point out the fact that addressing the causes of anti-social behaviour is far more effective (in reducing such 'crime' and costs) than spending money and resources on policing:
* 'crime prevention starts with funding social programs and creating opportunity'
* 'allocate adequate funds and resources to mental health services, liveable wages, food security and all other societal factors which facilitate the 'crimes'
* 'You lessen crime by eliminating poverty. You lessen crime with universal healthcare, public housing, strong unions, high wages, universal childcare, and free college. You lessen violence by creating happy, healthy communities that aren't fighting over material resources.'
* 'that money could be invested into the communities instead.'
As to solutions that replace the police completely that will be the subject of a future article I've drafted that I'll post in a few weeks. Suffice it to say there are many alternatives that have worked and are working now.
This piece is intended to be simple: it is a collection of quotes, observations, and some questions regarding the ways in which policing fails or frustrates justice.
It is not meant to be a detailed comprehensive treatment of the negatives of policing, but it does show many of the frustrations and objections that people have to that institution.
However, I’m not sure how that makes in laughable. Could you please enlighten us?
Exactly this "Real crime prevention, as many experts note, comes from addressing root causes: poverty, lack of healthcare, housing insecurity, and limited opportunities. When communities have their basic needs met, crime rates naturally decrease."
ACLU of Massachusetts says that it IS legal to film police in public, by the way. I think that part of the infographic is quite outdated, but it’s otherwise good.
This is a good collection. I can’t share the image in a comment here, but my favorite is a photo of a woman with the following written on a sign: “WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE TRAINED COPS CAN PANIC & ACT ON IMPULSE BUT UNTRAINED CIVILIANS MUST REMAIN CALM W/A GUN IN THEIR FACE”
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the update - I’ll add a correction.
Crime prevention starts decades before the crime, all the way back to early childhood assessments and interventions that is your first line of defence, the police thats your last line of defence a sad testimony to society's lack of empathy and support for one another....
It is NOT illegal to film police in Illinois.
Thanks for the update - I’ll add a correction.
"The question isn't whether we need public safety - of course we do. "
Okay, so how do we achieve improved public safety with these various ACAB memes? Because I'm not seeing any proposed solutions there, just a lot of name-calling and bitching about the cops. That's all fine and good, but it won't solve shit.
The memes draw attention to the failings of policing, but - as you point out - don't focus much on solutions.
However, a few of the memes do point out the fact that addressing the causes of anti-social behaviour is far more effective (in reducing such 'crime' and costs) than spending money and resources on policing:
* 'crime prevention starts with funding social programs and creating opportunity'
* 'allocate adequate funds and resources to mental health services, liveable wages, food security and all other societal factors which facilitate the 'crimes'
* 'You lessen crime by eliminating poverty. You lessen crime with universal healthcare, public housing, strong unions, high wages, universal childcare, and free college. You lessen violence by creating happy, healthy communities that aren't fighting over material resources.'
* 'that money could be invested into the communities instead.'
As to solutions that replace the police completely that will be the subject of a future article I've drafted that I'll post in a few weeks. Suffice it to say there are many alternatives that have worked and are working now.
I completely agree.
So Cop City is not the answer to crime?
This piece is so simplistic it’s laughable. Sorry.
This piece is intended to be simple: it is a collection of quotes, observations, and some questions regarding the ways in which policing fails or frustrates justice.
It is not meant to be a detailed comprehensive treatment of the negatives of policing, but it does show many of the frustrations and objections that people have to that institution.
However, I’m not sure how that makes in laughable. Could you please enlighten us?