We should make it a priority to train cops better

They are being trained to do exactly what that institution wants them to do. Shoot people.

100%.
The motto should not be defund the police, it should be the opposite: invest in the police so we can replace incompetent policemen with quality law enforcement

need more info on the actual incidents

psycho pass otw

Ya'll think more cops shoot because they want to shoot people or that they're so scared s***less they start shooting?

Think it should be required for at least 4-8 years of training before being certified. They need to learn psychology as well.

real.
policemen training should definitely be multivaried

The police have a s***load of money lol they don't need more to stop being incompetent

what's ur solution?

Adjust the budget to allow for social workers to help in non-violent situations where someone doesn't explicitly need an officer but a peacemaker, stop giving the police old military weapons and equipment, remove the immunity that police officers have from crimes they commit (getting a pat on the back for abuse of position doesn't stop anyone), require body cameras on all police officers, make police complaint reports public (like NYC/NY (one of those)) just did, and stop allowing cops to just transfer to other departments once they do some wild f***shit and get away with it

1 - That already happens in the criminal justice system, it's called mediation
2 - So you need to invest more money to give policemen better equipment
3 - There's no legal or de facto immunity.
4 - I agree with this suggestion
5 - There are some crimes where there are other factors that need to be taken into account (for example: maybe the victim doesn't want to submit him or herself to the social pressure of being involved), but it's not a bad shout
6 - That is just too general of a statement

2/ Why would you need to give the policemen better equipment because you stopped giving them military equipment? They're not a military force, they shouldn't be getting hand down military equipment in the first place, They're supposed to support and serve citizens, not a warzone

6/ nytimes.com/2016/09/11/us/whereabouts-of-cast-out-police-officers-other-cities-often-hire-them.html

Things like this (@ 6) should never happen because we need higher standards, but they'll allow it because the person was previously a police officer

2 - I'm going of the basis that if you gave them old military equipment, it's because they didn't have any. So if you take it back, you need to give them new equipment.
I agree, it doesn't need to be military equipment.

6 - So if you invest in police training, these sort of things are much less likely to happen.
Also, if you increase police wage you attract much more competent people, that are much more suited and motivated for the job. it also disincentivizes fraud.

lapd notoriously sketchy. surprised there hasn’t been a real serious fbi investigation into them

lapd notoriously sketchy. surprised there hasn’t been a real serious fbi investigation into them

bc of the big conflict of interest there

The police already have enough money, how about better allocation of the enormous funds they already receive instead of more “investing” in something that’s isn’t working for us

Sociology as well

they should be effectively trained to where they are not scared s***less.

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There should be a third party audit group designed to periodically check the mental health and ethical procedures of every law enforcement agency.