I’m not sure what kind of reform people are expecting. Cops have and always will use force. They don’t call it “The strong arm of the law” for nothing. Police departments around the country are already required to hire a proportionate number of minority officers. That’s why we still see the minority officers kicking the sh** out of minority citizens on video periodically. 2 of the 3/4 officers that were responsible for Mr. Floyd’s death were in fact minorities. That’s disproportionate. Ok, so then we blame it on the white man’s policing system. This is also a flawed argument because a basic police state dates all the way back to Ancient Egypt with one basic principle that still reigns today; Adhering to the law and maintaining respect for one’s self, one’s family, immediate community, and the greater good of one’s society. Immense training in less lethal force would be the only real way I could see this problem getting any better and, even then, it’s not going away entirely. The police state is not going anywhere.
