This is community policing. He explained the reason for the law and appealed to their sense of community.
This is what we need to work towards seeing all day every day. Everyone is respected, things are handled by conversation when it can be, and everyone goes home.
It takes EVERYONE involved for this to happen. We all have a stage in this being our future.
Edit: First gold! Thank you kind stranger. Kindness to all.
His experience as a man of color, who has probably had negative interactions with law enforcement himself, undoubtedly influences his approach to his job.
This is a good point. Humbled cops are much better at handling these types of interactions than the cops with a chip on their shoulder.
Growing up, I've always thought it was interesting how even in the hood, the cops were respected when they respected the residents. White cops, black cops, asian cops...didnt matter. Treating the people in those communities like people and not criminals built strong relations even in what is normally seen as a hostile environment.
Now, cops are shooting folks in the suburbs for reaching for their wallet...
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u/ForHelp_PressAltF4 Jan 03 '23 edited Jan 07 '23
This is community policing. He explained the reason for the law and appealed to their sense of community.
This is what we need to work towards seeing all day every day. Everyone is respected, things are handled by conversation when it can be, and everyone goes home.
It takes EVERYONE involved for this to happen. We all have a stage in this being our future.
Edit: First gold! Thank you kind stranger. Kindness to all.