2026-10-10 07:19:46
RE: #ACAB means _all_ cops. Everywhere.
RE: #ACAB means _all_ cops. Everywhere.
RE: #ACAB/#FTP news:
"A proposed budget cut would reduce Medicaid reimbursement rates by 38% for five key categories of behavioral health providers: clinical social workers, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, residential treatment facilities, and alcohol and drug treatment centers."
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#Utah already throws piles of money at an abusive #Synanon model in #TOSA (The Other Side Academy) and at police and prisons, but not at actual treatment and recovery programs. It feeds a system that funds the wealthy and keeps an underclass in place and vulnerable.
Who cares if it's cheaper (both financially and socially) to help people rather than punish them?
#Medicaid #utpol #ACAB
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/08/letter-if-utah-cares-about-mental/
"His proposal would require quarterly audits of the Salt Lake City Police Department and annual audits of any government agency that requests the data. Any misuse is punishable in Utah with criminal charges.
"'So, if you're a police officer and you're thinking about misusing it, that's a big deal,' Puy said. 'You know that could change your career or destroy it completely.'"
Hey, #SaltLake! Let's support this.
#utpol #Flock #ACAB
https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2026-07-30/salt-lake-city-proposes-new-rules-for-the-license-plate-cameras-that-dot-the-city
Not only is this a huge violation of our privacy rights (as the article suggests), it's also a huge waste of money.
We know where the majority of crimes in #SaltLake and #Utah are happening, and they are not occurring on the streets.
#LDS wards, Facebook sites, and neighborhoods, neighbors are defrauding neighbors. License plate readers and drones won't help that. Depending on where they're being purchased from, this might just be another scam: buying overpriced equipment from a friend with government money. It happens all the time in Utah's government, and auditors are unlikely to catch it without a tip off.
Heck, look at this article about former Representative Trevor Lee. It lists several people who quit public office after arrest. There are many more who didn't.
#fraud #crime #ACAB
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/09/29/before-rep-trevor-lee-these/
Wait! You say.
These are for violent crimes. Not sissy white collar stuff.
You want violent crimes? Ok. Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence.
#Utah is worse than the national average. In Utah 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men will experience some form of domestic violence against them in their lifetime. The statistics, the reasoning behind why this is an underfunded and taboo issue in Utah is all explained and available here:
#Utah.
#utpol #DV #IPV #ACAB #Flock #ALPR