Churches make a drastic pledge in the name of social justice: To stop calling the police

This is exactly what needs to happen, people take back the power by learning to police themselves. I notice a few comments that show how fearful people may react thinking that the police are the be all and end all to safety but they live in a bubble that doesn't reflect the true nature of what the police have become, a state sanctioned terrorist organization that hires the biggest dumbest brutes to continually and purposefully harass and endanger the lives, well being, and safety of the very people they allegedly are supposed to protect. Hopefully more people take note. The police are the last resort because all they do is show up and bully and threaten and often times escalates the situation to the point of killing innocent people.

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