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The problem that US faces has been solved by other western countries. Australia has way more safer cities than USA. But the key is to not to politicise everything under the sun. Let the police do their job and whenever there is a misconduct it will be handled by the review board.

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> whenever there is a misconduct it will be handled by the review board.

The core problem is that this very important part hasn’t been happening.

Nor do the police do their jobs, if their job is solving and preventing crime.

Agree. I should have been more clear. Independent review boards.

Though it’s not like Australia is perfect either: https://www.ccc.qld.gov.au/about-us/our-history/fitzgerald-i...

(And that’s just one state, every single state has had similar issues with this in their police forces)

That goes without saying that nothing is perfect. Even Toyota cars breakdown too (see turbo issue in Land Cruisers) but the fact is that they breakdown less than the other brands. Life is imperfect. We have to pick the least imperfect system.

Maybe the key is to be an island? Hard to reproduce in the US. Maybe the key is to not have a legacy of slavery? No something the US can undo.

Could be. But my point is, whatever it is, we need to address it. Living good and safe shouldn’t be a luxury.

You mean like Canada?

Most countries had slavery. Many still do. Using a legacy of slavery to not enforce the law is part of the reason liberal US cities are crime infested

Downvoted but not disputed of course lol

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