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comment by nowaypablo
nowaypablo  ·  1389 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Minneapolis Votes to Disband Police Department

Yep, you’re right. My spicy discussion with this guy was about the core function of public safety in a state-sponsored capacity, as in whether it should even exist. I implicitly included community-led alternatives in my first comment, I guess I should state that overtly.

The Hollywood point is really important. The reason I used those examples and the follow-on language (the dinner, etc.) was to emphasize just how dramatic the role of law enforcement has been/could be historically and presently, in a salient way that he could understand and relate to, so calling movies to mind helps get the message across. I’m aware that more people lose a leg on an oil rig than in Blues, but that’s not really the point here just to be clear.