LRC | I was made aware of the “Interim Report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing” via an email in response to my post regarding recent incidents in Baltimore. The emailer suggested a false flag operation in Baltimore.
The president established this commission several months ago, in
response to similar incidents that occurred in Ferguson, Missouri. What
is found in the report are dozens of recommendations and action items
to involve the US Department of Justice further into local law
enforcement, further consultations and studies, significant federal
funding, etc. In other words, using events such as those in Baltimore as
an opportunity for significant expansion of federal power and
encroachment at the local level; and, if a false flag, even fomenting
those events.
I am not in any position to make a statement regarding the false flag
part of the discussion; however I found the report worthy of some
interest. It is this that I explore here.
What is the motive force behind this report?
Trust between law enforcement agencies and the people they protect and serve is essential in a democracy. It is key to the stability of our communities, the integrity of our criminal justice system, and the safe and effective delivery of policing services.
True, true and true.
In light of the recent events that have exposed rifts in the relationships between local police and the communities they protect and serve, on December 18, 2014, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order establishing the Task Force on 21st Century Policing.
But to the observant, “recent events” were not necessary to bring this lack of trust to light.
In establishing the task force, the President spoke of the distrust that exists between too many police departments and too many communities—the sense that in a country where our basic principle is equality under the law, too many individuals, particularly young people of color, do not feel as if they are being treated fairly.
The report offers six “Pillars” and a recommendation for
implementation of the entire program. I will briefly introduce these.
Each “pillar” is followed by several recommendations and action items –
none of which will solve the underlying problems; instead all will only
expand the bureaucracy behind the problems – opportunities for hundreds
of millions of dollars for consulting contracts, billions of dollars in
funds transferred from the federal government to local agencies, and the
pretense that something is being done.
In other words, fertile ground for a false flag event. Or, maybe, just making lemonade out of lemons.
There is little to no mention of recommendations and action items
that will most quickly and efficiently improve the situation, for
example:
- Eliminate all laws regarding victimless crimes;
- Ensure everyone is equal under the law – having a badge confers no special privilege;
- Eliminate minimum wage laws;
- Eliminate federal and state programs that subsidize behavior destructive toward personal responsibility and the family as the fundamental building block of a civilized society.
Of course, each of these would reduce government power, so they won’t be found in the report (with one tepid exception).
