re: The Alabama NAACP has released their list of demands for police reform in the state

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The sad thing is 90% of that list is fine and could have come from a libertarian civil rights organization.

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Exactly. Most of this should be done...and its not necessarily a racial only issue. Its an accountability issue.

those are all relatively reasonable

1, 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9 shouldn't be controversial at all

9.Discourage so called “citizen’s arrest” or escalating or confronting acts within the community.

10.Interact and team up with the NAACP and other organizations that promote public safety and good citizenship of the public

This gets into a very grey area. Citizens arrest could include defending your property or home. Would it be okay to set up a white supremist group to counter the NAACP ro review all cases? We already have a system of justice. Why add in bias?

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damn we're calling cops terrorists now?

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Every time you post you only prove what a mental midget you are.

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Sure is. That's why it's silly for folks to be up in arms over most of these demands.

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Or, is it just disingenuous for a group who is supposed to be advocating for legitimate change to make a list that implies that none of this stuff is already being done?
Is it irresponsible of them to turn the "conversation" into a false narrative that paints the police in this state in the worst possible light by implying that in Alabama, police don't call medical help for injured suspects, that in Alabame we knowingly and willfully allow corrupt cops to run wild, that in Alabama police are out killing random black people and throwing them in unmarked graves without account or oversight, that in Alabama police involved shootings are never, EVER investigated by special prosecutors and are only handled by local law enforcement?

So, it is okay, as the starter to the "conversation" for the NAACP to make these demands for things that they know full and well are already being done?

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Every time you post you only prove what a mental midget you are.

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Meh mostly ok.
Not sure if they understand that shoot to injure isn’t really an option

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Agree.

Tasers have fallen off the radar but they have their own set of issues. They can be fatal, and the fact that they're designed to be nonlethal makes officers more willing to use them.

A majority of this list is actually pretty strong.

But

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3. Immediately release the names of all officers, supervisors involved in all shootings.

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Should NEVER happen.

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4. Release and/or create Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)s:

-To de-escalate conflict. with person with weapon present and/or drawn

-To clarify the “Shoot to Kill” or “Shoot to Injure” decisions

-To remove corrupt officers

-To de-escalate conflict of excessive force situations

-To provide medical attention for shot or injured suspects

-To test officers in shooting for alcohol and chemical substance

5.Every minority shooting requires an elevated level of investigation within the city, county, state, national law enforcement.

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Remove the bolded, and these are actually strong recs. If you have a gun drawn on an officer, there should only be one outcome. There should never be an instance where an officer is "shooting to injure". The only thing that can come of this is a lesser reason to actually pull the trigger, and better chance to kill someone that should not have escalated to that point in the first place. Many of these officers aren't the best shot to begin with, and giving them better reason to pull the trigger to shoot someone to injure them only opens up the opportunity to accidentally kill someone.

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Should NEVER happen.

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why is this board so opposed to transparency of government employees?