Yes, I'm sure they would agree but I'm pointing out that the department/agency would agree as well. I don't think that departments were actively seeking out aggressive people, but rather seeking out people who could handle getting aggressive when a situation calls for it. Someone who can't get aggressive is likewise a liability.

I do see what you are saying regarding de-escalation. It seems like one of those things that is easy to mistakenly dismiss as "easy" and focus on something like firearms or tactics training.

and qualified immunity. And civil asset forfeiture. And generally protected by institutions

I say this as a self-labeled leftist, but the left absolutely sucks at coming up with slogans.

"Defund the Police" is a motte-and-bailey. It's misinterpreted because the slogan itself is designed to mislead. Once challenged on the idea of eliminating law enforcement, they retreat to the more defensible claims of wanting reform.

"Black Lives Matter" should have been "Black Lives Matter Too" so that "All Lives Matter" didn't become the easy retort.

"White privilege" should have been "minority disadvantage" or something, because people respond in ways that imply it means having the world handed to you because you're white, when the reality is closer to the world being taken away because you're not white.

"There's no such thing as unskilled labor". I worked retail and fast food for 13 years before I got a degree and became a tech worker. I actually find this slogan insulting because it diminishes the work it took to get the education needed to do what I do. It's another motte-and-bailey, since the actual message they want to send is that unskilled labor still deserves a living wage, but that's not what they're saying.

>Look into what "defund" means in this context. It's a slogan that leaked from more formal and academic discussion into general usage and is misinterpreted as "let's not do law enforcement."

No it didn't. It came from black activist movements and got popularized by BLM and the Black Visions Collective during the George Floyd protests, and abolition was very much an intended part of the message.

It then leaked into more formal and academic discussion as it was adopted by the white liberal mainstream because the original message was too radical to be acceptable. Which is understandable. No one wants to admit that their complicity in a white supremacist system is the problem.

Friend, even after listening to that interview you still insisted on saying that flock ONLY does ALPR and only now that you've been given an example of where you were wrong, you suggest that I listen to the thing that clearly didn't inform you enough?

Your goalposts are quite mobile.

https://www.gadgetreview.com/flock-safety-says-its-cameras-d... Flock Safety’s FreeForm tool logged 6,736 people-description searches in 2025 while the company insisted its cameras target only vehicles

https://www.investigatetv.com/2026/06/15/flock-says-its-came... Company’s newest devices use AI to follow pedestrians, while protesters are mapping nearly 90,000 surveillance cameras nationwide.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/flock-cameras-are-... camera provider has rapidly expanded its products, functionalities, and customer base, creating a vast network of video cameras, audio detection devices, drones, and mobile security trailers. This expanded offering is powered by AI algorithms that process far more than drivers' license plates, recording vehicle profiles, pedestrians

https://www.rsn.org/001/how-cops-use-flock-to-track-people-n... Cops have used Flock's FreeForm search feature to look for people with tattoos and wearing specific sport shirts, and searches sometimes include the target's race, according to data reviewed by 404 Media. [yeah, 404 Media, you might start there]

https://wlos.com/news/local/asheville-flock-cameras-paintbal... officers identified the juvenile suspects through an investigation and the use of Flock cameras... [wait, there's more, keep reading, KEEEEP REEEDING] Officials who support the use of Flock cameras have argued that the cameras help solve crimes and find missing or endangered people.

Here's how we say "hello" in Swedish Meatball: "Uff Da!" Bumper stickers available.

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Ah yes, the problem is that the workers have too much power!

Not that, you know, there is clear evidence that police departments just don't put any effort into fixing problems. Ask any former cop.

Unions aren't magic. In any other industry, they don't let you commit crimes and avoid punishment. You will find that plenty of unions don't have such absurd power, because there is pushback from the companies that work with them. Last I checked, it wasn't the SAG that allowed pedophiles free reign in the entertainment industry, but rather the fact that the industry had so many pedophiles that they could protect and aid each other.

Did police unions force police departments to have such limited training? To have such hostile and fake training? Did the police union make the cop brag to his buddies about what he did?

When's the last time the pilot's union tried to defend a pilot who showed up to work drunk as being above reproach? How come rail unions weren't able to prevent measures that punish engineers who are distracted with their phone when they should be working?

How come other public sector unions, like teachers and nurses, don't seem to have this problem?

If there is precedent set saying selling $ITEM is illegal in a given jurisdiction , should a company be selling it?

Is it dystopian if a company doesn’t sell fentanyl to a police precinct because it’s up to the police to decide and the company should just give them whatever they ask for?

edit: lol at your response that’s flagged before I could reply. No consistency in morals, just sweeping for destruction of the rule of law.

In a paraphrase of your own words, it’s just some criticism bro.