Public Policy written by Private For-Profit companies

Started by doublestargeezer, 02/13/2019 10:13AM
Posted 02/13/2019 10:13AM Opening Post
https://theappeal.org/lexipol-police-policy-company/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

TL;DR paraphrase of the article:   3400 police and fire depts. across the US have their policies and methodologies etc.  written by a private company, Lexipol, which also lobbies to reduce consequences for poor policing...

 Shouldn't local governments write the policies of their local police/fire departments, so that the policies reflect local needs and are subject to oversight and accountability at the ballot box?  

Is there no end to what can be privatized?

Dave
Posted 02/13/2019 05:59PM #1
Try Fox News and Trump following whatever they tell him..
Posted 02/14/2019 01:29PM #2
Posted 02/14/2019 08:19PM | Edited 02/14/2019 08:23PM #3
David,
The latest example: Hannity telling Trump to declare a border emergency and Trump. of course, does it.
And, ya can't upset Hannity viewers, either:
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/02/fox-news-opts-not-to-run-ad-for-anti-fascist-doc-on-hannity.html
and:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/shep-smith-seemingly-calls-out-fox-news-colleagues-who-pushed-trump-on-national-emergency