In Madison, WI, community groups will now choose the members of a new civilian police oversight board, which must include at least one member who was previously incarcerated.https://t.co/aYRRBAR9hm
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 15, 2020
"Community groups" imply that there is no real unity. If there is no real unity and there are fears about the abuse by a city's or county's law enforcement officers, then separation is a better answer. I have no reason to expect "community groups" to promote those who are worthy to this oversight position -- even if they claim it is more "democratic," that is a negative, not a positive. In most places, abuse by LEOs is both a problem of diversity and of governance: both must be addressed.
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