Checks and Balance: Cop out
Checks and Balance from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 8 October 2021
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
When Democrats took control of Congress and the presidency, it raised hopes that real change could happen in a criminal justice system tarnished by racism and police brutality. But federal efforts have stalled and progressive local prosecutors are hitting roadblocks. Why is law enforcement so resistant to reform?
The National Sheriffs’ Association’s Jonathan Thompson tells us police are open to some change. We go back to when an amateur video tape shone a light on racist cops. And Boston District Attorney Rachael Rollins explains why she’s stopped prosecuting a number of non-violent crimes.
John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Jon Fasman.
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| 0:46.5 | The proto-police forces that patrolled the streets of colonial America differed according |
| 0:51.3 | to latitude. |
| 0:52.9 | From the north, 17th century law enforcement arrived in the form of night watchmen in cities |
| 0:57.6 | like New York and Boston. |
| 1:00.1 | A Ragtag group of volunteers and ex-criminals, they were handicapped by a tendency to drink |
| 1:04.8 | or fall asleep on the job. |
| 1:07.2 | While they tried to catch people gambling or engaging prostitutes, their equivalents in |
| 1:11.8 | south were there to reinforce racial division. |
| 1:15.6 | Charleston established the first slave patrol in 1704. |
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