ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTime and time again, more cops (or ICE) doesn't solve anythingdiscuss.onlineexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down123
arrow-up11Karrow-down1external-linkTime and time again, more cops (or ICE) doesn't solve anythingdiscuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-squareGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44arrow-down1·4 days agoI feel like this would have a bigger impact if it mentioned how many school shootings have happened since then as well.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·4 days agoIt’s a sad commentary on society that 1 million brown kids being persecuted isn’t impactful enough.
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 days agoI don’t think that’s what they meant. It’s a “yes, and…” statement. It goes to show not just that they cause harm, but that they also don’t do any good.
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 days agoThe truth is our society loves cops and doesn’t like solutions.
I feel like this would have a bigger impact if it mentioned how many school shootings have happened since then as well.
It’s a sad commentary on society that 1 million brown kids being persecuted isn’t impactful enough.
I don’t think that’s what they meant. It’s a “yes, and…” statement. It goes to show not just that they cause harm, but that they also don’t do any good.
The truth is our society loves cops and doesn’t like solutions.