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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social

I wouldn't call what Camden NJ did abolition, I doubt many would

aug 31, 2025, 9:45 pm • 0 0

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sasha @silverknyaz.bsky.social

i don't even know what you're talking about so i couldn't really comment

aug 31, 2025, 9:48 pm • 0 0 • view
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social

it's pretty much my best guess at how to fix at least some of the problems: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

aug 31, 2025, 9:49 pm • 1 0 • view
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sasha @silverknyaz.bsky.social

so firing and then rehiring in the most literal sense, then, i thought something else was going on here

aug 31, 2025, 9:57 pm • 1 0 • view
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Juten @ju-ten.bsky.social

yeah the other big thing they did was disincorporate the city’s police department and instead make it subject to the county committee’s jurisdiction, which did help a bit because the camden city government is comically corrupt

aug 31, 2025, 10:45 pm • 2 0 • view
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LtNOWIS @ltnowis.bsky.social

They were going to have all the cops in Camden County be part of the new County Police, but the other cities wouldn't cooperate. So it was in effect a one for one replacement in terms of the agency jurisdiction. Still a good model IMO, if the state can replace a bad local force.

aug 31, 2025, 10:58 pm • 2 0 • view