Police: Heroes or Villains? A Conversation with Michael Sierra-Arevalo

Published: Feb. 27, 2024, 8 a.m.

b"Author, professor and sociologist Michael Sierra-Ar\\xe9valo talks to us about his detailed look into American policing with his new book The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death and the Soul of Policing. According to Ar\\xe9valo, the story of policing isn\\u2019t the story of a few bad apples, but of an institutional structure and system that is essentially not working. The violence we see from our officers is the logical consequence of an institutional culture that privileges officers' survival over public safety. Policing and violence simply go hand in hand, and according to Michael, who\\u2019s seen much of it up close and personal, we\\u2019re not going to be able to train ourselves out of the problem. So what do we do?\\nAs always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You\\u2019ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you\\u2019re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.\\xa0\\nIf that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!\\nThank you so much! xoPG\\nGUEST SOCIALS:\\nLinktree: https://lnk.bio/michaelsierraa\\nTwitter: @michaelsierraa\\n\\nAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!\\n\\nAll show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl\\n\\nThis episode is sponsored by\\u2026\\nhttp://moshlife.com/politicsgirl\\nhttp://TryMiracle.com/PoliticsGirl\\nhttp://oneskin.co Code: politicsgirl"