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diff --git a/content/entry/why-i-dont-trust-police-and-neither-should-you.md b/content/entry/why-i-dont-trust-police-and-neither-should-you.md index 01ed5f5..5b79f62 100644 --- a/content/entry/why-i-dont-trust-police-and-neither-should-you.md +++ b/content/entry/why-i-dont-trust-police-and-neither-should-you.md @@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ title: "Why I Don't Trust Police and Neither Should You" date: 2021-10-11T00:00:00 draft: false -makerefs: false --- This writing only applies to cops in the United States. In other countries, the police culture may be better (or worse). @@ -16,49 +15,26 @@ Besides that instance, I've caught cops in outright lies before. Cops have put w # Why You Shouldn't Trust Police Here's a non-comprehensive list of 20 reasons you shouldn't trust police either (in no particular order): -* Police defend each others' bad behavior, almost without exception. The ones who don't end up getting fired or worse.[1] -* Police plant evidence.[2] -* Police union contracts arbitrarily restrict investigating officer misconduct.[3] -* 72% of police agree poorly performing officers are not held accountable for their actions.[4] -* More than half of police say their job has made them more callous.[4] -* Police steal more from the innocent than do thieves.[5] -* Police mistake everyday objects for guns.[6] -* Police can search your home without your knowledge or consent if they suspect terrorism. You can be put on a terror watch list for almost anything and it's nearly impossible to clear your name.[7] -* Instead of listening to protesters calling for police reform, police instead promote the myth that there's a "war on police".[8] -* Local police departments use powerful surveillance technology to invade your privacy without a warrant.[9][10] -* Police lying on the witness stand is so rampant it has a name: "testilying"[11] -* Police training is severely inadequate. They receive less hours of training than barbers.[12] -* Police can and will lie to you, especially if you're ignorant of the law. But if you lie to them, you'll be arrested.[13] -* Police have spent 40 years blowing trillions of dollars ruining people's lives over drugs and causing the prison population to explode. All the while drug use rates have remained constant.[14] -* Police have been lying to children about drugs since the early 80's. The D.A.R.E. program even encourages children to snitch on their parents.[15] -* Police infringe upon citizens' freedom to explore their own consciousness through psychedelics.[16] -* Two 1990's studies showed police commit domestic violence at significantly higher rates than the national average. The stats may have changed since, but it's still cause for concern.[17] -* Police officers launder evidence through illegal government surveillance to fight the failed war on drugs.[18] -* Police departments partner with scAmazon's corporate mass surveillance network to circumvent your 4th amendment rights.[19] -* America has a long history of racist policing.[20] +* Police defend each others' bad behavior, almost without exception. [The ones who don't end up getting fired or worse](https://www.theroot.com/the-price-a-cop-paid-for-crossing-the-blue-line-1790858428). +* [Police plant evidence.](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Kathryn_Johnston) +* Police union contracts arbitrarily restrict investigating officer misconduct. +* [72% of police agree poorly performing officers are not held accountable for their actions.](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2017/01/11/behind-the-badge/#fn-22351-1) +* [More than half of police say their job has made them more callous.](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2017/01/11/behind-the-badge/#fn-22351-1) +* [Police steal more from the innocent than do thieves.](https://yewtu.be/embed/ZWvh8Ttd9eA?local=true) +* [Police mistake everyday objects for guns.](https://yewtu.be/embed/sP7f96dE6Pg?local=true) +* [Police can search your home without your knowledge or consent if they suspect terrorism. You can be put on a terror watch list for almost anything and it's nearly impossible to clear your name.](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarization_of_police#United_States) +* Instead of listening to protesters calling for police reform, [police instead promote the myth that there's a "war on police"](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarization_of_police#Allegations_of_a_%22war_on_police%22). +* Local police departments use [powerful surveillance technology](https://www.eff.org/issues/street-level-surveillance) to [invade your privacy without a warrant](https://www.eff.org/issues/street-level-surveillance). +* Police lying on the witness stand is so rampant it has a name: "[testilying](https://truthout.org/articles/lying-is-a-fundamental-part-of-american-police-culture/)" +* [Police training is severely inadequate](https://reflector.uindy.edu/2020/10/07/the-problem-with-police-training-in-the-u-s/). They receive less hours of training than barbers. +* [Police can and will lie to you](https://www.snyderlawyer.com/blog/ways-police-can-lie-to-you/), especially if you're ignorant of the law. But if you lie to them, you'll be arrested. +* Police have spent 40 years blowing trillions of dollars ruining people's lives over drugs and causing the prison population to explode. All the while [drug use rates have remained constant](https://www.aclu.org/issues/smart-justice/sentencing-reform/war-drugs). +* Police have been lying to children about drugs since the early 80's. The D.A.R.E. program even [encourages children to snitch on their parents](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Abuse_Resistance_Education#Use_of_children_as_informants). +* [Police infringe upon citizens' freedom to explore their own consciousness through psychedelics.](https://legalizepsychedelics.com/) +* Two 1990's studies showed [police commit domestic violence at significantly higher rates than the national average](https://sites.temple.edu/klugman/2020/07/20/do-40-of-police-families-experience-domestic-violence/). The stats may have changed since, but it's still cause for concern. +* [Police officers launder evidence through illegal government surveillance](https://archive.org/details/ParallelReconstruction) to fight the failed war on drugs. +* [Police departments partner with scAmazon's corporate mass surveillance network to circumvent your 4th amendment rights.](https://www.cancelring.com/) +* [America has a long history of racist policing.](https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/what-100-years-of-history-tells-us-about-racism-in-policing/) # Rethinking the Role of Policing in Society I do believe in the institution of policing. But in practice, perverse incentives lead to a toxic police culture and a society where people (rightfully) do not trust the police. We need major police reform here in America. Perhaps I'll explore possible solutions in a future journal entry. - - -Link(s): -[1: The Price a Cop Paid for Crossing the Blue Line](https://www.theroot.com/the-price-a-cop-paid-for-crossing-the-blue-line-1790858428) -[2: Shooting of Kathryn Johnston](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Kathryn_Johnston) -[3: Police Union Contracts](https://web.archive.org/web/20220902061001/https://www.strike.coop/bullshit-jobs/) -[4: Pew Research: Behind the Badge](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2017/01/11/behind-the-badge/#fn-22351-1) -[5: Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://yewtu.be/embed/ZWvh8Ttd9eA?local=true) -[6: The Awful Truth: Don't Shoot, It's Only a Wallet](https://yewtu.be/embed/sP7f96dE6Pg?local=true) -[7: Militarization of Police](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarization_of_police#United_States) -[8: Bogus "War on Police"](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarization_of_police#Allegations_of_a_%22war_on_police%22) -[9: Police Surveillance Technology](https://www.eff.org/issues/street-level-surveillance) -[10: Stop the Police Surveillance State](https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/stop-the-police-surveillance-state-too/) -[11: Lying is a Fundamental Part of American Police Culture](https://truthout.org/articles/lying-is-a-fundamental-part-of-american-police-culture/) -[12: The Problem With Police Training in the US](https://reflector.uindy.edu/2020/10/07/the-problem-with-police-training-in-the-u-s/) -[13: Ways Police Can Lie to You](https://www.snyderlawyer.com/blog/ways-police-can-lie-to-you/) -[14: The War on Drugs](https://www.aclu.org/issues/smart-justice/sentencing-reform/war-drugs) -[15: D.A.R.E. Use of Children as Informants](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Abuse_Resistance_Education#Use_of_children_as_informants) -[16: Legalize Psychedelics](https://legalizepsychedelics.com/) -[17: Do 40% of Police Families Experience Domestic Violence?](https://sites.temple.edu/klugman/2020/07/20/do-40-of-police-families-experience-domestic-violence/) -[18: Parallel Construction](https://archive.org/details/ParallelReconstruction) -[19: Cancel Ring](https://www.cancelring.com/) -[20: What 100 Years of History Tells Us About Racism in Policing](https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/what-100-years-of-history-tells-us-about-racism-in-policing/) |