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Zunk, no one is talking about abandoning any and all armed response. You know they aren't so don't argue as if that's what's being proposed.

Posted by TWuG Jun 7 '20, 15:44

We don't need armed cops stopping jaywalkers, ticketing speeders, responding to a lot of what occupies a cop's time.

There will be a properly trained (if Minn. does things right, which they may not) force to respond to calls involving violence or the threat of violence.

Ideally, we'd address the scourge of guns, too, so that police would no longer need to feel like they are in an arms race with certain criminals. Radically reduce the availability of firearms to both citizens and cops.

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Who does the traffic stops? Are they armed? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 7, 16:24 3
- Traffic enforcement. Probably shouldn't be. - TWuG Jun 7, 16:27 2
  - I am assuming the traffic enforcement would check your license and see if an outstanding warrants? What if an arrest needs to be made? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 7, 16:30 1
    - Call in the properly trained officers to deal with it. - TWuG Jun 7, 16:34
Ok, I genuinely don't know what is being proposed. But you seem to be describing a police force that is smaller and better trained. Call it what you - zunkskunk Jun 7, 16:22 1
- It's probably better to think of what Minn is doing as abolishing this particular police force and replacing it with something - TWuG Jun 7, 16:30
It's worth noting that in many jurisdictions, training to be a cop can take as little as 8-12 weeks. Hairdressers require more time and education to - TWuG Jun 7, 15:50

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Zunk, no one is talking about abandoning any and all armed response. You know they aren't so don't argue as if that's what's being proposed.

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