Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,788 posts)
24. To other posters in this thread: before high tech gadgetry get rid of ticket quotas.
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 02:23 PM
Jul 2016

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.).

+10000. And even in cases lacking strong evidence, pressure to fire is good too. Hoyt Jul 2016 #1
Real change is going to require making it impossible not MineralMan Jul 2016 #2
No offense. Interesting idea, but... arendt Jul 2016 #3
i applaud that you're trying to come up with a solution unblock Jul 2016 #4
How do you have a traffic stop without leaving the car? Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #5
A computer check on the tag tells you much unblock Jul 2016 #7
I don't think it works in most cases Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #9
i think technology can soon make those steps unnecessary unblock Jul 2016 #10
"Authorized drivers"? SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2016 #16
i'm thinking when i register a car, i can give the dmv my license and my wife's license unblock Jul 2016 #18
Quite a few people do not have email. Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #22
Snail mail then unblock Jul 2016 #25
Assuming the address is correct in the DMV Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #26
You're required to notify the dmv when you change your address unblock Jul 2016 #30
I agree, Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #31
The whole point is to reduce the number of times they have to do that unblock Jul 2016 #32
For things like a light that is out, MineralMan Jul 2016 #14
wouldn't RFID chips allow tracking of cars at all times? irisblue Jul 2016 #19
Well, it could. RFID is pretty much a short distance MineralMan Jul 2016 #23
Better and more training is important. MineralMan Jul 2016 #6
Some background on recent wrongful death suits against police MineralMan Jul 2016 #8
They are tort cases on contingency fee treestar Jul 2016 #11
the funding would be to help make a settlement acceptable to the lawyers unblock Jul 2016 #12
the beauty of contingency fees are treestar Jul 2016 #13
but the downside is that the depth of the defendant's pockets matter unblock Jul 2016 #15
we're only talking about the local government - police department treestar Jul 2016 #17
but how are the lawyers incentivized to accept them charging cops with crimes? unblock Jul 2016 #20
on a contingency fee, if it is a winnable case treestar Jul 2016 #33
i know the theory, but in practice there are problems unblock Jul 2016 #34
HELL YEAH !!!!!!!!!!! vkkv Jul 2016 #21
To other posters in this thread: before high tech gadgetry get rid of ticket quotas. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #24
To MineralMan: Your suggestion is a good one. Use civil means when civic means fail. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #27
Excellent idea matt819 Jul 2016 #28
I think this is a GREAT idea! Kick and rec Ligyron Jul 2016 #29
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»The case for a well-funde...»Reply #24