By SJ Otto
Teaching cops to kill people was among the discussions held
at this month's Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) meeting, Sunday evening. Less than 20 people were there. A
film clip of Dave Grossman, encouraging police to learn to kill people
instinctively, as a part of routine training, was shown at the meeting.
A person in attendance explained that police are trained to
be part of a culture of killing people. It is similar to being in the military
were Grossman explained that killing a suspected criminal, is necessary to save
the live of both the police and the other law abiding citizens who he said are
at risk if such lives are not taken. Grossman spans the country, giving
lectures on how police can kill a suspect rather than taking a chance that trying
to arrest that suspect might end in a violent retaliation.
Several film clips were shown from a sight called PoliceOne.com. There were
several examples of Grossman giving lectures in which he encourages police to
kill a suspect rather than taking him in. He tells cops to consider every
encounter life and death—as in the military.
It was all about eliminating
dangers to the policeman. What was missing was any respect for the rights of
the accused. In one film they show two policemen pulling over a car for running
a red light. When the officers approach the car, one of the policemen notices
that he had a past run in with the passenger in the car. There was a gun in the
glove box. He screams at the suspect to put up his hands and not to move. The
officer takes the gun out of the glove box and puts it on the ground. For some
reason the suspect tries to open the car door and both police shoot the unarmed
man. The narrator explains that the passenger had been arrested and sent to 13
years in prison for aiming a gun at some cops. It was for that reason that this
policeman felt justified in firing on the suspect even though he was unarmed at
the time. The narrator explains that this is a justified killing because of
what this suspect did 13 years ago.
The group discussed what a defunded police force would look
like. Many people there agreed we will need to rebuild some kind of police
force. But we need to change the attitude of our nation’s police. We should not
draw people in who like to misuse authority and kill unarmed people. A change
in police attitudes was a main reason for getting rid of present police
departments and starting over. One person explained that a police union was
actually very progressive at certain times in history. But in recent times that
union allows police to cover for each other when one of them has misused their
authority.
Everyone was encouraged to wear a mask to the meeting. Some
were available to anyone who came without one. The group is stocking up on hand
sanitizers. The group is very conscious about the dangers of the coronavirus.
The local DSA is also working on a Bail Out program for
people who are arrested during the various marches going on in the country
today.
Captain Higgins
targets suspected gang members
This video was discussed at the meeting. This Higgins person
seems to think he is like Dirty Harry. He taunts suspected gang members,
inviting them to get killed by him. His attitude is vulgar and he seems lack
any respect for human life.
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