Re:Slack Removed a Blog Post Showing How Police Use Its Tech
by dontbenebby on Sunday June 07, 2020 @01:11AM
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>Why does this mean as a citizen I should feel less safe because we want to defund police and have less cops protecting us?
Why should your feelings trump the safety of human beings? Can you show that defunding the police will lead to less safety for you personally? Are you aware that in the event the police were defunded many of their functions would continue in an unarmed capacity?
>Even if there were 1,000 police brutality related deaths a year (there aren't), police would still be a huge net win for society, no?
You make a very specific claim here. I'd love to hear you articulate how you define a "net win". Please keep in mind that human lives have value too when crafting your response:
Why should your feelings trump the safety of human beings? Can you show that defunding the police will lead to less safety for you personally? Are you aware that in the event the police were defunded many of their functions would continue in an unarmed capacity?
>Even if there were 1,000 police brutality related deaths a year (there aren't), police would still be a huge net win for society, no?
You make a very specific claim here. I'd love to hear you articulate how you define a "net win". Please keep in mind that human lives have value too when crafting your response:
https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/2016...