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@benfell @lethargilistic @anarchismhub "If we're nicer to cops they won't be so violent" 🙃

Cops use excessive force because it's part of their job. They're paranoid because many people rightfully hate them. Being nice to them, being orderly, is doing their job for them. Being mean to them is more effective than electoral politics right now.

Just for instance LAPD is presently down over 8% from their target staffing level. They can't recruit enough new cops to match the attrition rate so the gap will grow. Police union officials explicitly tie this to Angelenos' "lack of respect" for cops. Where in this country has polite orderly politics ever resulted in an 8% reduction in police staffing?