As far as those situations are concerned, I'm not really sure there's a "magic legislation" that would work. Electing better people, voting for or against limits on police militarization could help (at least with the aftermath. I, for the record, am opposed to police militarization). There isn't a single action that's going to fix this, but the sum of all our actions definitely could. Maybe it wouldn't have helped those specific situations, but it could help other similar situations from occurring.


That said, I'd like to take this opportunity to say this: I think those of us participating in actual discussion (so not "LOL stupid liberals have nothing positive to add" or "LOL stupid conservatives have nothing positive to add") are doing some of the best things we could to be educated voters. For that, I have a great deal of respect for those of you who do participate in actual discussion regardless of whether or not I agree with you on a topic - far more so than people who shy away from any and all political discussion even if they share the same stance I have. Exposing yourself to opposing views does, in my opinion, far more than reading or watching topics from entirely [insert-wing-here] outlets ever could. So, well done to all of you who aren't afraid to be challenged and handle it in a reasonable way.

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