Again with the Americanization of Canadian news. I realize you spent some time in the US, but there is no need to keep lumping the countries issues together. Canada is not the US by any stretch and you should keep the analysis separate.
Unfortunately Saunders is running for the Ford PC's, and as we have seen in the last 2 years, they have fully embraced the woke ideologies. That means the good cop will have to fall in line, and if he does, he will be handsomely rewarded for doing so. The MO of every tyrant is to make the good men an offer they cannot refuse.
Useful police reform starts and finishes with rebuilding respect in the community. To do that, the public must know that if they raise their hand to the cops, the punishment will be severe, and when the cops cross the line they will be punished even more severely. For example, if you try to punch a cop in the face in a drunken rage, then you must pay the price. That price will likely be eating some dirt and a rough experience on the way to the slammer. But when the cops cross the line, for example if they unload 50 rounds into a knife-brandishing psychologically unstable kid on an empty street car, those cops have to go to jail. That way they know they have to avoid lethal force. One shot to the leg would have been enough. But they killed that young man, were brought up in front a fake court and predictably got off.
Street cops need to be able to handle themselves. That means they all need to be in shape and regularly training in marshal arts. So when you take a swing at a cop in your drunken rage, they see it coming from a mile aware, parry it, and you end up eating some pavement. These rules have to apply to women too. It's fine to have women on the front lines, but they have to be able to take down a big angry man with ease. This is possible. I'm in marshal arts, and I'm not too bad if I may say so my self, but when I go up against a well trained woman, they will put me on my face if I don't watch it. Even when I do watch it sometimes they are just better than me or they find an opening. They don't have to be black belts. They just have to train regularly so they know how to engage in physical combat with another human.
Additionally, when all the cops are training regularly they need to be teaching their skills in gyms and stuff. That way the kids coming up get to know and respect a cop from a young age. These cops are doing good in the community all the time. It's not easy, but that is how you build a civil society. It is an ongoing process that is not easy. It takes proactivity and hard work to gain respect, and if goes on and on.
But all this is wasted words. If he wins, Saunders will fall in line with the woke ideology or he will be purged.
The PC left leaning wokeness is only there to "buy" votes from those who would consider them selves "progressive" but are still leery of the disaster that has been (and likely still is...) the Liberal Party of Ontario and who also are concerned about a Provincial Lib-NDP coalition. Personally, I believe the last 2 years have destroyed the old left/right balance. These days anything even approaching the centre from the progressive left is considered right-wing, white supremacist, anti-science, misogynistic, racist extremism by the "progressives". We could all do with common sense governance both of the police and society.
Again with the Americanization of Canadian news. I realize you spent some time in the US, but there is no need to keep lumping the countries issues together. Canada is not the US by any stretch and you should keep the analysis separate.
Unfortunately Saunders is running for the Ford PC's, and as we have seen in the last 2 years, they have fully embraced the woke ideologies. That means the good cop will have to fall in line, and if he does, he will be handsomely rewarded for doing so. The MO of every tyrant is to make the good men an offer they cannot refuse.
Useful police reform starts and finishes with rebuilding respect in the community. To do that, the public must know that if they raise their hand to the cops, the punishment will be severe, and when the cops cross the line they will be punished even more severely. For example, if you try to punch a cop in the face in a drunken rage, then you must pay the price. That price will likely be eating some dirt and a rough experience on the way to the slammer. But when the cops cross the line, for example if they unload 50 rounds into a knife-brandishing psychologically unstable kid on an empty street car, those cops have to go to jail. That way they know they have to avoid lethal force. One shot to the leg would have been enough. But they killed that young man, were brought up in front a fake court and predictably got off.
Street cops need to be able to handle themselves. That means they all need to be in shape and regularly training in marshal arts. So when you take a swing at a cop in your drunken rage, they see it coming from a mile aware, parry it, and you end up eating some pavement. These rules have to apply to women too. It's fine to have women on the front lines, but they have to be able to take down a big angry man with ease. This is possible. I'm in marshal arts, and I'm not too bad if I may say so my self, but when I go up against a well trained woman, they will put me on my face if I don't watch it. Even when I do watch it sometimes they are just better than me or they find an opening. They don't have to be black belts. They just have to train regularly so they know how to engage in physical combat with another human.
Additionally, when all the cops are training regularly they need to be teaching their skills in gyms and stuff. That way the kids coming up get to know and respect a cop from a young age. These cops are doing good in the community all the time. It's not easy, but that is how you build a civil society. It is an ongoing process that is not easy. It takes proactivity and hard work to gain respect, and if goes on and on.
But all this is wasted words. If he wins, Saunders will fall in line with the woke ideology or he will be purged.
The PC left leaning wokeness is only there to "buy" votes from those who would consider them selves "progressive" but are still leery of the disaster that has been (and likely still is...) the Liberal Party of Ontario and who also are concerned about a Provincial Lib-NDP coalition. Personally, I believe the last 2 years have destroyed the old left/right balance. These days anything even approaching the centre from the progressive left is considered right-wing, white supremacist, anti-science, misogynistic, racist extremism by the "progressives". We could all do with common sense governance both of the police and society.
Could not agree more Irene.
Great article!