[FRIAM] Thoughts on the Floyd protests

[Prof David West]

downside is the private militias that Jon mentioned. just like the military that replaces soldiers with private contractors - to whom are the latter accountable?


On Tue, Jun 9, 2020, at 7:20 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> 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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