Joe Biden has always be pro-police….
But in this heighten time about police shootings he is standing on the sidelines as Congress talking about passing legislation on the subject…
President Biden is keeping his distance from police reform legislation negotiations on Capitol Hill, using his bully pulpit to publicly demand action on reform but leaving the legislating to lawmakers.
The strategy is meant to give Republicans and Democrats time to come together on a police reform measure that can pass the Senate, and allies say that Biden is likely to become more intimately involved in the process at the appropriate moment.
Behind the scenes, the White House has been engaging with lawmakers and offices on Capitol Hill involved in the discussions on police reform and Biden held a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) recently during which the issue came up. …
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The renewed push for policing reform after the conviction of Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd has underscored the need for Biden to pick and choose where to use his political capital. He has spent weeks courting Republicans to support an infrastructure proposal, and the White House signaled Thursday he would continue to hold meetings with lawmakers on that issue into next month.
Next week, Biden is expected to roll out his American Families Plan, which will focus on investing roughly $1 trillion in education and child care programs. Passing it will require him to win over skeptical Democrats at a minimum so that the proposal can pass via budget reconciliation with 50 votes in the Senate.
Advocates are being patient with the administration given the amount of energy officials need to spend on fighting the pandemic, but they say tackling racial injustice is a must.
“We understand and we realize that [with Democrats] controlling the House and the Senate and the White House, we have a short window,” said DeAnna Hoskins, president of JustLeadershipLUSA, a group that advocates for criminal justice reform…
Note…
With tight political margins in the House and Senate it is unsure if any police reform bill could actually be passed…
Police” reform” is basically a local issue.
Federal efforts would likely involve various “grants” which,in my experience, are generally a waste of money.
As I’ve stated on previous occasions, my view of Police is that about aThird are dedicated professionals performing at a relatively high level in an extremely difficult job, another third are essentially “go along get along” types ,drawing a pay check ,and trying to stay out of trouble and a final third perform at a low level, are often disasters waiting to happen ,who never should be in this profession.
Thus, the major “reform” would be to eliminate this bottom third and try to better motivate the midfoe third.The problem ,of course, is that most Police Departments are forced ,in many instances ,to take what they can get.And therein lay the dilemma.
I’d say 80% are good…
10% are exceptional….
7% are knuckleheads and 3% or so should never have been hired…
The piece is about lethal force…
It is GOOD for the public to understand how things work in the real world…
I would add to the piece that cops are real people who do have good days and bad ones…
I would also add the confrontations TEND to last in seconds with people often doing things that scare or frighten BOTH parties…
The most important thing in the piece IS that you shoot to ‘stop the action’ and the shooting someone in the arm or leg is bull shit…
There can be all the ‘reform’ people want…
The reality is police work IS a tough job involving life and death decisions sometimes…
You take uniform…
You ARE IN….
There IS a reason that most incidents do NOT result in cops being charged with crimes..
Absent the noise?
They handle dangerous situation’s to the best of their abilities..
And keep the peace that we all count on..
And of course you know nothing about police other than what you see on television and I think some you know and talk to.
I work with police officers every day.I prosecute their cases.Ocassionally ,I ride along with them.I read their daily incident reports.I assist the City Attorney in investigations when the city is sued for police mishandling of cases..I conduct training sessions as to legal issues. that they often encounter.So, yes, I definitely have a totally different perspective than you.
As I’ve said before(and once again with apologies to the Doobie Brothers)…
What a fool believes!
I know more about police then u every will…
Yes we know all about your “knowledge.”
Please share it with us!
And ,if you have all this “knowledge?”
Why haven’t you shared it before?
Also I might add,in my experience?
Some of the fiercest critic of police officers are other police officers.
On numerous occasions,officers have requested that I talk to their superiors about other officers whom they believe are either misusing their positions or are “powder kegs” ( a term I frequently hear) that could “go off” at any time.
Unfortunately that happens far more than it should.
The ones that reach out to you are in that top percentage
Good cops do not want bad cops getting them in trouble ….
Good cops have to carry bad coos on their backs
Bad cops make good cops jobs tougher…
And yes…
Some police bosses who came up the ranks can be a bad cops worst nightmare….