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@burnitdown @mynameistillian @hosford42 they talked people down from abolish the police to defund the police. soon that became too spicy for them too and the cry became reform the police. it wasn't long before biden was running on a platform of 'fund the police'. how are you possibly going to reform them without spending money on training after all? and by training i mean giving the cops money under the assumption things will work themselves out

@burnitdown @mynameistillian @hosford42 yep. i was using the term as generously as possible for the sake of discussion, but you're sure right

here's an example of how reformation is used to protect the police:

during 2020 police abolition got a higher approval rating that both then presidential candidates. the democrats managed to convince people that it was an unpopular slogan that would alienate potential allies

@mynameistillian ACAB also means you have to treat any cop you interact with as though they are the worst cop you may ever meet, because that's the risk you always face

@burnitdown @mynameistillian @hosford42 cops witrh resolute ethics tend to get ostracized or even mysteriously kill themselves the morning before providing evidence to a court about police misconduct, mere days after telling family "if i turn up dead it was not suicide"

(this is not a hypothetical situation, if i'm remembering right)

point is, to go far as a cop often requires looking the other way - especially in police forces most in need of reform

@burnitdown @mynameistillian @hosford42 besides, you *can't* reform the police from within. reform comes from the government. within the police the best you can do is choose how to follow the orders you get from the govt, which really doesn't go all that far, even if you were the top cop in the counrty

even if that weren't the case good people have a way harder time getting promoted. cops that call out others for racism, brutality, illegal acts etc