By The Way DO NOT WANT

The preceding post is about what might happen, not me masturbating in wait of the day when I can go "weapons free" on the local hoodlums.

It would be much better if we made the small course corrections in law enforcement that are presently needed.

What needs to be done to make those corrections is to defang the "everything is -ism" industry.  ("Everything is -ism" is sung to the tune of "Everything is Awesome"  by the way.)

I have a dream, as it were.

Criminals need to be punished without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

Even if that means a particular race goes to jail more often.  Perhaps especially if...

Something that would help a ton would be eliminating all of the Karen laws.

Yes, people are going to destroy their lives without those laws, but who are we to stop them with the power of The State?  I don't think The State is empowered to save you from yourself, only to keep you from hurting others.

If it does no material or physical harm it shouldn't be illegal.  You might convince a civil court and jury to award damages, but there shouldn't be arrests and jail time.

The main problem with Karen laws is they're very nearly unenforceable.  The corrosive effect on society and law enforcement has been visible in my lifetime.

We can take steps to fix it before vigilance and small enclaves become the norm.

Before vendetta is the rule.

But that would mean removing favored treatment of some small groups in favor of society as a whole.

Actually implementing equality under the law instead of just mouthing it while tipping the scales.