re: Sensational Article- Cop brutally beats African American teen riding her bike

i only have one issue with proactive policing. DUI checkpoints. To me that is unconstitutional.

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hated cops before but those assbags havent called me yet and its been over a month since my bike got stolen so i hate them even more

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until we ALL start to expect better from them, we'll continue to get what we get

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I expect them to act professional and not be assholes but I am just not going to give them a reason to make me an example of how they can abuse their authority.

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I expect them to act professional and not be assholes but I am just not going to give them a reason to make me an example of how they can abuse their authority.

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Which is smart, but ought to be completely unnecessary outside of a Third world country.

Instead, more often than not, we get people on this forum suggesting citizens ought to behave around LEO the same way they do around pissed of 2 year old's if the 2 year old also held a pistol and had the authority to shoot you if they felt threatened in any way. Just...no.

Call me contrary, but somewhere deep down inside me I have a problem with going along with that.

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but ought to be completely unnecessary outside of a Third world country.

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Our crime and violent crime rate probably rivals most 3rd world countries

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ok so how do you fix it?

I know you have some respect for Alaskan troopers...what separates them from other police? I think I know the answer and its they have tougher requirements and get better candidates than city/local PD get.

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This is true. Or was true, it's changed just a bit. Troopers generally have very good people skills because they have to work with the native communities which is a very difficult task. Most are very down to earth and don't see the public as the enemy.

It's being changed. Alaska recently passed criminal justice reform which will revolutionize policing and the way we deal with non violent criminals. It's basically the first state to end the "war on drugs."

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Decreasing oil revenues have left Alaska facing a massive budget shortfall. The state has looked at all sorts of ways to cut costs, including slashing spending on roads, schools, and boats. Its newest plan could save almost half a billion dollars, and it’s drawing support from both the left and the right. The savings would come from a surprising place: The state will help some people avoid serving prison time.

For decades, politicians have all stripes have competed to be “tough on crime.” But now, in Alaska and other conservative states across the nation, difficult finances have led politicians to another conclusion: Prisons are expensive, and programs to reduce their populations can save states a lot of money. In Alaska, criminal-justice reform, long pushed by liberals who don’t like the way people are treated in the system, is now a favorite cause of fiscal conservatives.

“The budget situation has put this into the ‘we-got-to-do-this’ category,” said Alaska State Senator John Coghill, who has spearheaded the criminal-justice-reform efforts. “We can’t afford to keep doing it the way we used to.

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MJ2, I like you, you are one of my favorite posters, and are a good guy. But lets' be real, you don't really care for the blacks

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I genuinely thought he was black...

Your graph is racist...

Can't believe you are comparing the criminal justice "system" (used for your enjoyment) in Alaska to the continental US. Apple meet orange.