If I had the power to change only one thing this year, it would be toward the prohibition of active incitement by police, to include:
- the tactic of first-move provocation, e.g., manhandling and other physical intimidation during routine encounters
- the playing of provocateurs during public demonstration
- shows of force and the deployment of light weapons and armored vehicles
- the tactic of first-move provocation, e.g., manhandling and other physical intimidation during routine encounters - the playing of provocateurs during public demonstration - shows of force and the deployment of light weapons and armored vehicles
These things are the antithesis of peacekeeping.