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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: California Bans Non-White Paper Shooting Targets
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:30:30 -0000 (UTC)
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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.

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