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> The demands on them to act perfectly are enormous. There shouldn't be pressure to act, or take action, the preferred outcome should be to resolve the situation. Newark actually puts more pressure on the police with more detailed reporting, and more training including deescalation, where previously they had none.

It's quite clear a lot of American policing has problems, correct training, being over militarised, too powerful unions, being used for wrong situations, cutting budgets from things that actually reduce crime and increasing police budgets, inappropriate use of civil forfeiture to name just a few.

> law and order of a civilized nation. Law and order, well theres underlying fault with American policing right there, the law and order approach. Plenty of countries are civilized without the law and order approach eg Peelian.

Why keep posting lots of comments with the same arguments about why its not racism, and instead ask/comment on the article like why the approach used is working.