Ep. 98 - The Future of Policing

Police Reform in the USA 🚔🇺🇸♻️

In this episode, Mattimore and Justin discuss the underlying causes of police brutality, racial profiling, and qualified immunity for law enforcement officers. We also explore the difficult situations faced by police officers; and, we explore realistic solutions for how to save lives, stop crimes, and end the excessive use of force by police against black Americans.

Broad Topics:

• What’s uniquely wrong with America’s system of policing
• Why police are needed in some situations and not others
• The relationship between mental health, addiction, and police brutality
• What the US can learn from Sweden about training officers
• One city’s creative solution to improving police relations
• The role of America’s military industrial complex on policing
• Why prosecutors are incentivized to go easy on police
• How race is used to divide the American working class
• What it means to “defund the police?”
• Why divisive language is counter-productive
• Why identity politics are problematic
• The legal reasons for “qualified immunity”
• Recent legislation to end “qualified immunity”
• The impact of technology on the future of policing
• The importance of voting at local, state, and federal levels
• Six magic words to know for your own safety

Future Scenarios

• Worst Case Scenario
• Best Case Scenario
• Most Likely Scenario

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