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Massachusetts governor proposes a $5000 bonus for cops who undergo anti-racist training
FromBoston.com:
Amid mounting criticism,Gov. Charlie BakerTuesday defended a proposal tucked inside a larger billto create a state certification system for law enforcement officers toprovide up to $5,000 bonusesfor police to take on additional training.
Its for people who go above and beyond with respect to what theyre required to do under our proposal, Baker said during a press conference. And I dont expect many to do it, but I think its important. If you want people to up their game, if you want people to perform at a higher level, if you want people to do a better job in serving the communities they represent and to be leaders with respect to the way they do that, its not unusual to create a modest incentive for them to do that.
Local activists are, understandably, outraged at this proposal, which is, uhh, quite literally the opposite of the "Defund the Police" cry that many of them have been championing.
Existing anti-bias training programs for police are not particularly known for being effective, although it is certainly a profitable venture and not just for the officers who take the governor up on that $5000 incentive. I'm also not sure why Baker thinks anyone wouldn't take him up on the offer for an easy $5K.A few weeks ago, I shared a blog post from a self-proclaimed former bastard cop, who had this to say (among other things):
Read the restLet me tell you what probably wont solve the problem of bastard cops:
Increased bias training.
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/06/24/massachusetts-governor-propose.html