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In reply to the discussion: The case for a well-funded organization for wrongful death lawsuits against cops who kill. [View all]Bernardo de La Paz
(48,788 posts)Devise other means to measure law enforcement activity than ticket quotas.
Get rid of civil forfeiture. [font color="purple"]Fundamentally it is ass-backwards to make police forces into revenue agents and to make police forces depend on revenue generation for funding.[/font]
But, of course, this is the result of Republican strangulation of government services while at the same time out of the other side of their mouth they are piously saying platitudes about "respect for law and order" and "support our police".
Further, demand accountability from leadership on down, but heaviest on the leadership. Fire chiefs and deputy chiefs if people die for the wrong reasons (police die or black people die or anybody dies from lack of training or greed or whatever).
Use existing tech well: body cams & car cams (front, back, and wide angle) on all the time on duty, no ability to switch off. A malfunctioning body cam means return to station to get fitted with a functioning one just like a radio malfunction or vehicle failure. With regard to privacy issues, independent bodies can review footage for release whenever it is requested (like after incidents) so that sensitivity can be shown (child custody, domestic disturbances, etc.).