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In reply to the discussion: Do YOU support the ten-point Black Lives Matter Manifesto? [View all]Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)It's easy to list one or two sentence bullet points that sound good to everyone, but it's another matter to get into the weeds on exactly what you mean.
Broken windows policing has its place and time, but like any method can be abused. I've seen departments go way overboard with it, and I've seen departments use it in a targeted way that worked to drive the criminal element from an area and made all the residents of that area happy.
Civilian oversight is a big can of worms- what exactly do they mean? Being judged on how you do your job and enforce the law by a group of people who have never been trained to do your job or trained on what the law is can be a giant mess if they are making decisions that are not based on policy or law but feelings and politics.
The racial makeup should represent the community- but don't lower standards to get there.