According to interviews conducted by German Lopez of Vox, who writes in an article titled, “America can’t fix policing without fixing the country’s gun problem,” reform of the nation’s police departments cannot be done unless the people have many fewer guns in our possession. The presumption made by officers is that in any encounter, the persons being confronted is armed until proved otherwise, thereby making officers more likely to believe themselves to be in danger. This is exacerbated if the person being interviewed or under arrest is black or Hispanic.
Fixing the police
Fixing the police
Fixing the police
According to interviews conducted by German Lopez of Vox, who writes in an article titled, “America can’t fix policing without fixing the country’s gun problem,” reform of the nation’s police departments cannot be done unless the people have many fewer guns in our possession. The presumption made by officers is that in any encounter, the persons being confronted is armed until proved otherwise, thereby making officers more likely to believe themselves to be in danger. This is exacerbated if the person being interviewed or under arrest is black or Hispanic.