tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4817488808342083958.post2725716597730428754..comments2023-05-18T08:23:57.660-07:00Comments on a voice in Oakland California: The high price of Oakland PolicingDon Macleayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17083015728635699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4817488808342083958.post-68903027818519277342012-10-18T23:17:29.748-07:002012-10-18T23:17:29.748-07:00 I personally would put it in terms much stronger ... I personally would put it in terms much stronger than housekeeping. I think the OPD needs to be completely stripped, sanded and repainted. We need to be asking questions not just about money but about culture. And looking at every aspect of the department - recruitment, training, supervising, reporting, accountability etc etc to find the bits that contribute to too much brutality without enough accountability and a stubborn resistance to reform. And what SHOCKS me, repeatedly, about the candidates running for city council against Don in district 1 is their talk of increasing the police force without talking about reforming it.Peggy Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329449071679520791noreply@blogger.com