The Appeal: Forty-Six States Paid for Violent, Racist Police Training. We Should Ban Pretextual Stops Instead.

The Appeal: Forty-Six States Paid for Violent, Racist Police Training. We Should Ban Pretextual Stops Instead. by Shirley LaVarco (“For decades, we’ve been told police officers just need training and resources to do their jobs correctly. These items, including cultural sensitivity training, implicit bias training, de-escalation training, and so on, cost billions every year. But we know from the senseless killings of Tyre Nichols, Sandra Bland, Philando Castile, and many others that no amount of training or resources will stop police from killing Black and brown people. Nor will it ensure that police treat people with dignity and respect. Worse still, the ‘training’ that cops already receive often glorifies violence, reinforces racist ideas, and is taught by officers with histories of misconduct.”)