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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by kube-system on Friday June 26, 2020 @09:52AM (#23651965)
That doesn't mean there won't be police. Other cities have disbanded their police departments. All have been replaced with a new police department. The idea is to replace a poorly run department when reform isn't good enough. The idea isn't to have a completely unpoliced city.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/09/us/disband-police-camden-new-...

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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by ajayh on Friday June 26, 2020 @10:10AM (#23652142)
Camden City PD was disbanded to reduce the costs of salaries and benefits with new union contracts. The CNN article doesn't even contain the word 'union'.
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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by kube-system on Friday June 26, 2020 @10:23AM (#23652278)
That's beside the point. My reason for linking the example was to illustrate that departments have been disbanded before and it's a more aggressive strategy for change than attempting to reform an existing department, not a call for lawlessness.

"disband the police" fits on a sign, but it's an incomplete statement.

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