I'm not going to be bashful here. Defunding police departments is about the dumbest move we can make.
On the other hand, something is wrong with our current law enforcement training and/or administration. Setting aside some injustices that occurred prior to George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis, we all know that the officer who kneeled on George's neck until he died committed outright murder. Whether or not that was a racial crime is really anyone's guess; regardless, it should never have happened.
Then there was the highly debated shooting in a Wendy's parking lot in Atlanta. Wednesday, we learned that a Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy shot a guy in the back five times in Gardena on June 18th; the victim had no drugs or alcohol in his system. Again, I have no way of saying it was racially motivated, but it was very wrong.
Riots and burning down buildings will not bring those lives back. Defunding law enforcement is not the right answer. What we do need to have is a special commission, comprised of law enforcement leaders, officers and trainers, as well as judges, sociologists and community politicians. We need to have meaningful dialogue and determinations of how to better enforce our laws.
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