Everything Starts with Teaching, so Teach the Cops not to be Racists

   Not that all police violence is the result of racism, but what of the portion that is? What should we do to curb it, to prevent it?
   The first step in anything is to teach. Nothing taught, nothing learned. So, both in the police academy and in on-going training, every police officer should be taught against racism. It might sound like a small thing, but, you start with what you teach.
   I would guess it is not taking place. Why not? It is the obvious thing you do. There might be other things, but this is basic. If you have someone doing something wrong, the first thing you do is to let them know it is wrong. You warn them against it. You teach them against it.
   Nothing taught, nothing learned. If we think we have a problem, this is the first thing we should do.