The asymmetric systems example is very true. When I did high school robotics, our robot one year had a large, heavy elevator. I made it so going up used a PID controller and going down was just a constant resistive force (since it was already too fast when falling via gravity).
> Also "defund the police" is a shorthand that typically means "reduce direct law enforcement funding and instead fund other community engagement programs".
"Reform the police" is much more universalist term that people across multiple political spectrums would have gotten behind (and it's still memorable).
Perhaps then the slogan should be closer to "Replace the Police". Something that represents both the dismantling and rebuilding of police forces.
Personally I'm a big fan of requiring a much, much higher standard of training than police have now. Especially when it comes to hand-to-hand combat. The best way to minimise the consequences is to ensure that we have maximised their skill potential with the forms of intervention which have the least risk of permanent consequences.
There's probably a larger group of people that want to see portions of the police budget reallocated than the police disbanded and reformed. There's really not a great term that perfectly captures what everyone wants, but at least some common ground is "less funding", which "defund" is at least close to if you squint.
Let's not focus on either/or. I feel that that causes division, and we waste valuable time.
At this point of the crisis we need as much help as possible.
We need to do both.
I've been biking and using public transport for long distances for the last two years... Though I did rent a car for a week half a year ago.
I've almost entirely stopped eating beef, but I still have room for improvement when it comes to chicken, fish, and pork.
I've been sorting my waste, and recycling plastic bottles, cardboard, and glass; though I admittedly should learn to compost.
The thing that has been the hardest for me is to stop consuming plastic altogether. That's almost impossible in grocery stores.
I think that grocery stores and restaurants should try to shift their supply chains to allow to refill standardized (glass?) containers, but I don't think this will happen unless there is some sort of regulation to pressure them into changing.
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