Police reform starts with defunding and giving power to communities, not more internal reports

Remember last year at that climate protest near Piccadilly? The cops were everywhere, like an army, pushing people around just for sitting in the street. Meanwhile, I know people who’ve had bikes stolen or harassment reported, and nothing ever really happens. It just makes you wonder what they’re actually there for.

The idea that police leadership just needs an "ethical reset" is so patronising. It implies a few bad apples or a lack of moral compass at the top, when really the whole institution is built on systems of control and upholding power structures. More training or internal reviews aren't going to fix that. It's like asking a fish to climb a tree, it's just not what it's set up to do, but yeah.

What we actually need is a total re-evaluation of what public safety even means. We should start by reallocating significant portions of police budgets.