Reimagining Safety

This documentary was impactful, poignant and thought provoking at the same time. For those who have a pulse on the events unfolding in American society today, they will be able to clearly see the illnesses that are taking hold in the America today. For decades, what plagues marginalized communities have been seen as a fringe issues, when marginalized communities are what make America what it is today. The culture and its beauty is created from these citizens of American society. The core rot in the society lies in the systems and its structures that try to suppress these communities. This documentary captures all sides perfectly revealing how despite it all, these communities find ways to survive and thrive. The insights offered throughout this documentary are invaluable and deeply insightful. If anyone wants to see a better society, one where community building and collective camaraderie are part of the core of the society, they must see this movie. I highly recommend it.

Through compelling testimonies, "Reimagining Safety" boldly advocates for a paradigm shift, urging viewers to reconsider the role of law enforcement in our society. Particularly striking are the poignant narratives that shed light on the consequences of maintaining the current system.

This is a must-watch for those seeking a compelling exploration of what it means to actually defund the police. There are concrete steps we can take right now to make our communities safer.

I believe the questions posed to us as viewers about how well we know our neighbors and what else we can do to protect our communities from harm are especially relevant and necessary at this time.

If there could be one word to describe this documentary it would be: "watch". This is a poignant call to action that not only showcases America's issues with racism that have formed our current criminal justice system, but highlights where to go from here. This is a must-watch and also a must-share. Solomon's choice of interviews cross the entire spectrum, and leave no stone unturned. I truly believe that there is so much useful information and so many important conversations in this documentary that you could take notes and still watch it twice. There are some moments that are hard to watch, truths that are hard to face, but they are necessary to continue to reeducate ourselves to change our collective future for the better.

A vitally important documentary delving deeper into the role and function of police as "peace" keepers dedicated to upholding systems of oppression through state sanctioned violence. I was left wondering who is responsible for keeping the justice/freedom/liberation?

The film cuts through facile pablum about law and order to examine the violence enacted on police officers through their training and by police on duty.

Thoughtful analysis by leading critics of policing and useful guidance from activists "detasking" police from tasks better suited to professionals who can support people addicted to drugs, experiencing poverty, engaging in violence, and behaving dangerously.

Watch with your friends and imagine a freer, fairer, more liberated and lively world!

But we knew that. This film highlights some of the lesser known facts about the way the system is designed to fail our most vulnerable citizens. I'm glad I got to know where some of our elected officials stand on this issue so that it will be an easier choice to make, come election time. We as a nation need to get more involved as citizens and work towards a better system for all. Leaving it up to the politicians is not going to bring about the systemic change that our country desperately needs. The big takeaway for me is that we need to organize...more grassroots movements. We need to challenge the system at every level. Watching this film is one of the steps in politics literacy that should be a compulsory watch for all those yearning for change.