Minneapolis leaders want to ‘dismantle’ police departments despite 551 rapes in 2019

[Syne]

Why not everybody be bad?

If that's your outlook, I pity you.

Is it preferable to give control to a relatively small number of individuals who can be closely monitored or simply give everyone a gun and let them fight it out on the street?
If/when the population at large loses faith in the police then maybe guns on the street are the only answer.

I wonder if foreigners know any responsible gun owners. They always seem to think the US is the wild west, even in the best of times.

[Leigha]

Is it preferable to give control to a relatively small number of individuals who can be closely monitored or simply give everyone a gun and let them fight it out on the street?
If/when the population at large loses faith in the police then maybe guns on the street are the only answer.

The population at large hasn't lost faith in the police. I'd say most reasonable minded people believe reform needs to be made, but only the extremists feel that defunding and dismantling the police is a good idea. Don't believe all the media hysteria. 

[Zinjanthropos]

Why not everybody be bad?

If that's your outlook, I pity you.

Should I pity those who don’t recognize facetious remarks and maybe that’s a bigger problem than we think in a country devoid of humour? People with zero intent of upsetting the apple cart might do so in a situation where every word uttered is scrutinized.

[Syne]

Should I pity those who don’t recognize facetious remarks and maybe that’s a bigger problem than we think in a country devoid of humour? People with zero intent of upsetting the apple cart might do so in a situation where every word uttered is scrutinized.

Apparently someone's never heard of Poe's law.

[Zinjanthropos]

It’s hard to put the inflection of the voice into an internet note. Even eye roll emoji can be misunderstood, so why use it? Goes with anonymity I suppose.

[Yazata]

Every man for Himself. Kind'a like the end of civilization.

Yeah, exactly. I agree.

[Yazata]

The population at large hasn't lost faith in the police. I'd say most reasonable minded people believe reform needs to be made, but only the extremists feel that defunding and dismantling the police is a good idea. Don't believe all the media hysteria. 

I wish I could believe that

The Minneapolis City Council President

https://twitter.com/EddieZipperer/status...8964370432

And this...

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[Syne]

Some extremists have found their way into city councils. Next election might change that if this keeps up.

[Ben the Donkey]

So. What now, for Minneapolis?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/po...olice.html

[Syne]

So. What now, for Minneapolis?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/po...olice.html

Nothing at all. Not even reform, because everyone's been far too busy virtue-signalling to come up with a concrete plan for reform. As if any of their radical constituents would accept any half-measure like reform.
This is just the latest in a long list of Democrat promises that string their voters along for zero payoff.