RIP Tyre Nichols

[todeen]

Defund the Police was poorly named. I understood it as reallocate $$$ from XYZ to provide better training in psychological handling (SPED, OD, Suicide) and to hire more counselors and therapists. We have asked police to take on a much larger societal/cultural role than they are adequately prepared to handle. (Very similar situation to teachers)

In Spokane, we had our own tragic death in 2006, of a developely disabled man, Otto Zehm, who went to a local Quik-E-Mart for a chocolate bar, but was killed after a mistaken identity and refusing arrest. Our city covered it up. So many blunders by people in authority. Then in the past 5 years we had a suicide by cop event, in which our cops tazed a man to death who was already suicidal. He needed mental help, and they reacted like he was a danger to society.

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[packs]

Proper vetting may have eliminated each of these people from candidacy to become a police officer. I do think there are a lot of cops on the job who maybe aren't the best suited for it. There are many different consequences to their presence on the force, this being the most extreme and tragic. I think vetting is a serious issue among candidacy and I would think there are opportunities to improve the process and eliminate bad candidates before these traits surface on the job.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by packs

Proper vetting may have eliminated each of these people from candidacy to become a police officer. I do think there are a lot of cops on the job who maybe aren't the best suited for it. There are many different consequences to their presence on the force, this being the most extreme and tragic. I think vetting is a serious issue among candidacy and I would think there are opportunities to improve the process and eliminate bad candidates before these traits surface on the job.

^^^Yes, this. ^^^

So many that really aren't cut out for the work, too agressive, too twitchy, and more.

[irv]

Originally Posted by steve B

^^^Yes, this. ^^^

So many that really aren't cut out for the work, too agressive, too twitchy, and more.

It's not like there is a huge lineup anymore to become police officers.
There are a variety of reasons why many now are quitting, retiring early or thinking entirely of a different career path.
The defunding of the police movement is just "one" of the reasons, but there are many many more.
I know quite a few cops here in my region and this early parole thing is another one that has really gotten to them. They bust their hump to arrest these criminals then see them back out on the street again in short order. It goes on and on, sadly, and it is getting worse, not better.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/colum...-public-safety
https://torontosun.com/opinion/colum...-for-canadians
https://torontosun.com/opinion/colum...-violent-crime