To Make Police Accountable, End Qualified Immunity
How about focussing more on teaching police officers to learn how to be calm and composed as much as possible instead of going on the offensive too quickly. Yes, there are times when you will &quot;fear for your life&quot; and have to act with force but far too often our police officers are casual in going on the offense. In many cases, it is just a case of being pissed off because the guy&#x2F;gal they pulled over is rude or verbally abusive or is not complying to a request. Can you take a deep breath and agree that it is part of your job to deal with idiots&#x2F;crackheads&#x2F;vulgar people as well and learn how to deal with them without always flashing your gun or tasers ?<p>One thing the police do where I live is to do community get togethers to get to know the actual people. It helps to reduce anxiety and stress. Yes I live in a &quot;nice&quot; neighborhood so it is easy for me to say may be. But can we not try similar police and public get togethers in the &quot;not so nice&quot; neighborhoods ? Is it not even worth a try ?<p>Also, be more strict in getting rid of bad apples which I believe this article touches upon a bit. This specific police officer had a history of violence and he should have been under more scrutiny that he was.<p>Until the respect is mutually created between police and public, no law on the books can prevent these types of unfortunate incidents.