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Cheese Sandwich

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1. Disarm the cops and bring them under directly democratic community control
Fri Apr 10, 2015, 05:38 PM
Apr 2015

1) Weekly town meetings in each neighborhood, all residents get an equal vote.

2) All hiring, firing and discipline of cops to be under the direct authority of the town meeting.

3) All cops HR files to be open public information.

4) Cops can't use real bullets anymore; only less lethal ammo like the stuff they use to break up political protests.

5) Every police department must publish a clear "Rules of Engagement" document that describes the rights and duties of both citizens and police during interactions.

The state and federal governments may play a role in helping to encourage these reforms.

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