There’s already police too. I’m talking about police, not gun laws. I think if you read my post in good faith, rather than looking to nitpick your way to an idiotic fight, you can see clearly that what I’m talking about are the questions this video raises about the role of police in our society. I wasn’t purporting to…

After serving in Iraq over 20 years ago, my brother thought he would become a cop and went to school for criminal justice. When it came time to do ride-alongs with the local cops and staties, he quickly realized they were a bunch of morons whose sole purpose in life was to look tuff and harass people. They had a…

So abolishing the police while keeping relaxed gun laws

Do you have a plan, then, to fill that void?

I haven’t checked the greys yet, but I suspect cop-pologists are wailing about “you don’t know what cops have to do... protocol... assess the situation...” and all that’s probably true, but...

Plus, the Supreme Court ruled back in 2005 that cops do not have a constitutional duty to protect anyone.

That is the one part of the job that we still need from time to time. Traffic stops aren’t necessary any more. I’m not a fan of the surveillance state, but boy do people slow way down and stop running through red lights when there are cameras around. You could pay someone to just drive around and spot cars with…

Cops are for protecting property. Specifically wealthy people’s property. Which is why abolishing them won’t happen. They do actually serve a (shitty) function if you own a building and people are protesting outside. Gotta protect those precious windows! And because we live in a cult that worships the rich, that by…

When Philando Castile was shot, I started hearing-as a defense, “The cops just want to get home safely at night”, to which....I’m sorry, that’s not the job you signed up for.  You do have to risk your life, that’s part of your job.  I don’t mean to be cold-hearted, but I don’t know where or why we got the notion that…

You ever see a bunch of cops standing around not doing anything except directing their authority at the most powerless people they can reach?

Exactly. The vast majority of cops have never shot anyone, despite what it seems like in the news. They seem to be terrible judges of when to use lethal force. A police department is lucky is they have one good sharp shooter on staff. And even then, they were probably trained by a previous career in the military, not…

It would take them about 1.5 seconds to shoot an unarmed black man in the back. But a kid with a gun? Better hold off for a couple of dozen reinforcements. Filthy cowards.

There is not a better argument for defunding or abolishing the police than this video (not to mention what happened at Parkland). What are police for, as presently constituted with guns, bulletproof vests, any amount of offensive and defensive military gear, and authority to use all of that at the drop of a hot, if…

If kids have to regularly do armed shooter drills in school, the cops should as well. We all remember the cop at Parkland who drove away from the shooting in his golf cart.

Having politicians hold a press conference after the shooting DEFINATELY isn’t politicizing it.

There have been 9 mass shootings in the 5 days between May 19th and 24th with 29 deaths. This month the US is averaging more than one mass shooting a day; some days have 4 or 5 different incidents. Those are just numbers though, there’s plenty of time for Republicans to “assess what needs to be done” and come up with…

McLaughlin called O’Rourke a “sick son of a bitch” for trying to “politicize” the shooting[.]

At least now I understand Abbott’s anti choice stance on abortion. If you’re gonna let this many kids get slaughtered on the reg, you really need a plan for backfilling their positions.

It is the exact moment another shooting occurs, at which point the timer resets.