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Originally Posted by GirlySports
I understand why they're doing this. A two day or three day stand is a good first step. I mentioned before that if they suddenly boycotted the entire season, that would be very damaging to their employers, who are not the initiators of this problem. If the playe4rs boycott the rest of the season, they have to be prepared to never play again.
However, what I'm fearful of is that this movement, if we can call that, might be triggered by single incidents. We all know there's a overall problem of police brutality and we all know it's going to happen again. So do these sports just continue on until the next incident? What if that incident is tomorrow? What if it's 3 weeks from now? What if it's in the off-season when the players are no longer in the bubble. Do they not start the new season?
Even with all the good that's happening, even with police chiefs and mayors saying the right things, even if there was no legislation, there will be another incident, there's has to be. A police officer with the best intentions could make a mistake a shoot a black man. It cannot be perfect. Then what?
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It won’t be perfect but it sure as hell can be miles better.
Police officers need much better training. Teachers in the USA ( not knowledgeable on Canada salaries) make about 50-60percent of what police officers make, annually, in the USA. Police officers also have far less formal education than teachers.
You cannot excuse killing a person(s) because of “mistakes“.
Pay the teachers more and educate kids early and often on racial equality.
Higher education standards and better training for police offIcers.
IMO, these are the long term solutions. Priorities!