Re: California Bans Non-White Paper Shooting Targets

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Ah, California... the stupidity never stops. <sigh>

This is the target we used for requals. We always questioned why it
is that we were only shooting white guys.

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https://americancop.com/banning-targets/

Since at least 2013, a tremendous number of agencies have suffered
from "Good Idea Fairy" visits. I'm specifically addressing those
"good ideas" that will reportedly fix society's ills but have little
to no factual foundation. Generally, these stem from politicians
"doing something" to fix a problem.

Some of these include-- claiming there is no national standard for
using force while trying to throw out Graham v Connor, ignoring SCOTUS
rulings like United States v Whren to attack pro-active policing,
or protesting the release of positive body-worn camera footage.

Wait. What? I thought the whole point of footage from body-worn cameras
was to produce needed evidence and to make it publicly available.

No, it was to jam up cops and put them in jail. When the body cam
footage started exonerating cops and exposing the lies, false complaints
and general assholery of the criminals far more often than it ever shows
police misbehavior, the grievance groups did a complete 180 and now
routinely oppose the release of body cam footage.

Speaking as a taxpayer, I'd prefer that cops have evidence that they
didn't commit an $18 million tort, and that the bad guys were lying.

Well, you're not a leftist 'progressive' with an Agenda to push.

I'm not pushing ideas intending to sew chaos in society, no, that would
make things worse for decent people trying to live their own lives to
care for their own families without harming others. But while I believe
the motto that government is best that governs least, I do EXPECT good
government and that very much includes good policing.