Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the data

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Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the data
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They've basically became untrained social workers who are terrible at their jobs. They spend lots of time dealing with mental illness and substance abuse issues and they think those can be solved with violence.

Not even that. Read the article. They spend 11% of their time responding to calls. The rest of the time they're harassing people which are 50% of the time minorities.

they’re harassing people which are 50% of the time minorities.

That you got wrong, it's way more than 50% minorities.

They spend lots of time dealing killing people with mental illness and substance abuse issues and they think those can be solved with violence.

Usually only if they aren't white. If they're mentally ill an white, they still might get roughed up and tasered, but they usually reserve the gun for darker skin tones.

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