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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: California Bans Non-White Paper Shooting Targets
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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.

>--------------------
>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.

>. . .