[FRIAM] Thoughts on the Floyd protests

[Marcus Daniels]

Of all public services that one is about last on my list.   
For officers that get laid off, they can go work for private security firms and they'll likely make more money.  
Not seeing the downside at the moment.

Marcus

On 6/9/20, 4:28 PM, "Friam on behalf of Jon Zingale" <friam-bounces at redfish.com on behalf of jonzingale at gmail.com> wrote:

    Like many of you and from an armchair, I am watching protests in
    the streets. I am watching calls for the defunding of our police, and
    surprisingly painful responses on all sides. The whole affair leaves
    me to wonder:

    1. Will the efforts to defund the police eventually meet with efforts
    to build private militias? Will the future of policing in this country
    follow a path similar to the shift from public to private postal service?
    If so, what will accountability be?

    2. While there appear to be some videos of police chiefs talking to
    crowds through megaphones, should I expect to see interviews with
    police on podcasts or in other more intimate domains? Are commentators
    making a mistake in treating the thoughts and opinions of police officers,
    as individuals, as if they were swarming black boxes?

    3. Protests are announced with more than a day's notice. Police,
    it would seem, are aware and anticipating participation in these public
    events. What do the text messages between police officers look like in
    the days leading up to some of the more horrific scenes? 

    4. Are any of us good enough friends with a police officer such that we
    could invite one to talk about these events on an upcoming Friday?

    I cannot help but be upset by what I am seeing, and yet there do not
    seem to be meaningful steps taken by those that can affect transparency
    or promote sanity.

    Jon



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