Step in the right direction, but unless they have hiring/firing power over the cops and represent the actual working-class community they'll be toothless.
Portland did too (with firing powers), but the courts are probably gonna pull their usual bullshit.
80% of the city approved? well fuck you we're gonna defer to the contract.
Then the pigs will find a way to keep the oversight board from actually happening in the next contract. Either refuse to negotiate or get some shithead ex-judge arbiter to side with them.
Unrelated city, but one of the people on my local oversight board showed up to a BLM protest. She told us the whole thing is bullshit, they don't know officer names, victim names, or what happens to the officers and victims.
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Step in the right direction, but unless they have hiring/firing power over the cops and represent the actual working-class community they'll be toothless.
They just get occupied by former cops/business owners interested in keeping cops coppy
Portland did too (with firing powers), but the courts are probably gonna pull their usual bullshit.
80% of the city approved? well fuck you we're gonna defer to the contract.
Then the pigs will find a way to keep the oversight board from actually happening in the next contract. Either refuse to negotiate or get some shithead ex-judge arbiter to side with them.
Unrelated city, but one of the people on my local oversight board showed up to a BLM protest. She told us the whole thing is bullshit, they don't know officer names, victim names, or what happens to the officers and victims.