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@inthehands @homelessjun @MisuseCase @mekkaokereke it’s not much of a question when you realize that any change to the law gets turned into a police labor issue, and the union will just stop working… much like they did after the Floyd protests. When cops stop showing up to white folks’ calls, and local news orgs (who need police favor if they want to get statements on breaking news) run articles about how crime is in the rise (regardless of reality), citing statements from police, white donors stop donating or switch to whatever “law and order” candidate is the most oppressive. Sometimes it’s a retired cop.

The whole system of civic violence is broken, but so entrenched it will require a substantial, determined force to dislodge it.