The other day on the way to D.C.’s Metro, I watched fellow commuters navigating some smashed glass on the crosswalk from the bus. It appeared some people had a drinking party last night and decided shattering was the best method of bottle disposal.
Their faces were surprised. Circumnavigating shards of glass was not part of their usual morning routine.
Having worked in New York City during the decline of David Dinkins, I wasn’t. Then it struck me. They didn’t have that experience.
— Read on www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/broken_glass_on_the_way_to_work.html
Tag: Police Reform
A Decade of Ignorance | City Journal
Ferguson inaugurated ten years of lies about race in America.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/ferguson-inaugurated-ten-years-of-lies-about-race-in-america
Chicago Police Made Nearly 200,000 Secret Traffic Stops Last Year | Bolts
Special Issue: Policing Practice and Policy: Criminology & Public Policy: Vol 23, No 3
There are 4-5 Excellent articles that are “open access” at the time of this post. Check them out!
— Read on onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17459133/current
In Defense of Graffiti
Note: Graffiti may look like art to some people but painting graffiti on other people’s property is ILLEGAL.
Graffiti is a visible reminder that, despite everything, people are still struggling along, making their mark. That humanity remains, in all its messy glory, despite every attempt to flatten and sanitize it away.
— Read on www.currentaffairs.org/news/in-defense-of-graffiti
Policing Progress: Findings from a National Survey of LGBTQ+ People’s Experiences with Law Enforcement | American Civil Liberties Union
Policing Progress: Findings from a National Survey of LGBTQ+ People’s Experiences, an ACLU research report, documents LGBTQ+ communities’ experiences with police and the disparate treatment they face. In collaboration with scholars from University of California, Irvine and University of the Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, this research uses a national probability sample to examine differences between LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ people, as well as within the diverse LGBTQ+ community. Findings reveal that unique intersections of gender, sexuality, race, and socioeconomic status are associated with different experiences with and attitudes toward law enforcement. The report concludes with concrete recommendations for law enforcement and legislatures.
— Read on www.aclu.org/publications/policing-progress-findings-from-a-national-survey-of-lgbtq-peoples-experiences-with-law-enforcement
Get a .PDF copy of the report HERE
Why So Many Police Are Handling the Protests Wrong | The Marshall Project
Make sure to check out the links in the article, some interesting resources.
Disproportionate use of force can turn a peaceful protest violent, research shows.
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2020/06/01/why-so-many-police-are-handling-the-protests-wrong
Police Operations and Projections Study
The path for abolishing the police already exists
From the country of Georgia to communities across the U.S., successful models for decreasing the footprint of the police are in full swing
— Read on prismreports.org/2024/08/13/path-for-abolishing-police-already-exists/
Future of Policing 