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Pyroechidna1 t1_j8ozwsi wrote

Reply to comment by Definitelynotcal1gul in Northfield's Police Chief Takes Flak for His Provocative Public Stances by BudsKind802

Saying ACAB is as far as anyone gets on police reform in /r/vermont and /r/burlington. Nobody ever posts good ideas for what to do about it

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_j8p6ii0 wrote

Mandatory insurance like doctors or shrinks. Rates rise when there is a complaint.

That’s my idea.

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ccasey t1_j8p3a56 wrote

Disband their Union, require them to hold professional liability insurance and a revocable license and require more than 30 days of training. Each of those individually would help

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Ok-Doughnut5760 t1_j8p5l8f wrote

Let's start by disconnecting the police presence in the state mandated school presentations about internet safety. My school that I work in, and my child who attends that school, or subjected to a all-day program of propaganda. This included the directive to 5th and 6th graders, that if anyone ever distributed nudes of them, they should go immediately to the police. Not the teachers, the school counselor, the principal, the internet integrationist, nope, go straight to the police!

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Plus-Birthday1987 t1_j8pbcva wrote

yup. and its FAR bigger than the PDs in your home town 😂 start with abolishing privatized prison systems- when locking people up becomes a profitable business, every other aspect of the justice system becomes compromised (many dumb fuck police activists dont even know private prisons exist) its a far bigger issue, but like you said; no one wants to think about the root cause, its far easier to just go on reddit and shit on an entire town for being “racist” LOL

yet everyone wonders why nothing ever changes 🤷🏻‍♂️

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no-mad t1_j8pepgs wrote

root cause? 13th Amendment.

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Intelligent-Hunt7557 t1_j8pfo9w wrote

Ok-Doughnut nailed it, but clear them the eff out of our schools. Are you still in VT or Mass. currently? We have had quite the success, amidst record numbers of police abuses, getting them out recently (moving to liaison/off-site models) in Brat, B-Town, St. A, Montpelier, and other places. Chances are you could involve yourself with a school board or police oversight board near you to ramp up the solutions.

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Ok-Doughnut5760 t1_j8pq6bi wrote

Thank you for your work in my town ✊🏼 Their presence is definitely problematic. Their advice was traumatic...

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escapefromburlington t1_j8p1zf7 wrote

Nationally since the Biden administration the per capita incarceration rate has dropped to around 500. Used to be the highest in the world at over 700 and now it’s only the 6th worst incarceration rate globally. I guess you can call it progress… I’m not sure about Vermont’s per capita rate rn. Last time I checked it was pretty bad when compared to other places in developed countries.

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