Comments by "Michael Smith" (@MichaelSmith-fj7di) on "How to Actual Fix American Policing (Maya Dukmasova Interview)" video.

  1. Police need MAJOR reform. Here are some ideas that would help reduce police violence: -REPEAL the unconstitutional doctrine of qualified immunity. -Train police to deescalate. -Mandate the use of body cameras while on duty with severe penalties for not using it. -Ban no-knock warrants, and require police to identify themselves and what they're going to do before doing it. A simple statement like "This is police. We have an arrest warrant for so and so, and you need to let us in or we will bust down the door." might have prevented Breonna Taylor's death. -Legalize marijuana and medical marijuana nationwide, and decriminalize illegal drug possession. I'd also free anyone who is arrested solely for possession of drugs and expunge that from criminal records.
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  2.  @calmdownbruh8518  I think that my proposal of training police to deescalate addresses that.
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  3.  @pyrite13  I agree that people need to respect others and police, but police also need reform. 1: I think that officers should be held accountable when the violate your rights. This article explains why I think that it needs to be repealed. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/05/30/police-george-floyd-qualified-immunity-supreme-court-column/5283349002/ 2: Deescalate means using non-violent methods when possible. Of course, you may have to shoot in some cases, but take the case of the man in Wisconsin getting shot in the back seven times last week. Was that necessary? I don't think so. I think that tackling him and restraining and handcuffing him would've worked just as well. 3: I agree with you on that. I'd add that if the camera breaks while on-duty, you can't be penalized, provided that you inform the department about it. 4: No-knock warrants, as we saw with Breonna Taylor, poses a danger to both civilians and police officers. A simple statement stating that they're police and here's what we're going to do should be given. If, for instance, that statement was given, she may still be alive. If someone busts down the door, you may assume that it's an intruder and act accordingly. You could even begin executing what you said you're going to immediately after giving said statement to reduce the chance of criminals destroying evidence or escaping. 5: The goal of that is to treat drug usage with treatment and rehabilitation rather than locking people up. Like prohibition, I think that the war on drugs has been a failure. People shouldn't spend decades behind bars because of drug possession.
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  4. It needs to be rewritten because the current way it's written is obsolete. Most people can't agree on a meaning, and it's being abused to prevent even the most basic gun reforms. Here's how I'd rewrite it: "The right of law-abiding citizens, who are mentally capable of doing so and who are at least twenty-one years old, to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
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