messages.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import random

"""
    Template credit: nomoreracistcops.github.io
    Additional demands from:
    https://secure.everyaction.com/eR7GA7oz70GL8doBq19LrA2
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V2l7bdg6QeqtqVWDr5HFzVzieiT0vg6jZASN6syBNyY/edit
"""


#excluding George Floyd as he's first (for people to recognize what the list is of)
saytheirnames_list = ["Eric Garner","John Crawford III","Michael Brown","Ezell Ford","Dante Parker","Michelle Cusseaux","Laquan McDonald","George Mann","Tanisha Anderson","Akai Gurley","Tamir Rice","Rumain Brisbon","Jerame Reid","Matthew Ajibade","Frank Smart","Natasha McKenna","Tony Robinson","Anthony Hill","Mya Hall","Phillip White","Eric Harris","Walter Scott","William Chapman II","Alexia Christina","Brendon Glenn","Victor Manuel Larosa","Jonathan Sanders","Freddie Blue","Joseph Mann","Salvado Ellswood","Sandra Bland","Albert Joseph Davis","Darrius Stewart","Billy Ray Davis","Samuel Dubose","Michael Sabbie","Brian Keith Day","Christian Taylor","Troy Robinson","Asshams Pharaoh Manley","Felix Kumi","Keith Harrison McLeod","Junior Prosper","Lamontez Jones","Paterson Brown","Dominic Hutchinson","Anthony Ashford","Alonzo Smith","Tyree Crawford","India Kager","La’vante Biggs","Michael Lee Marshall","Jamar Clark","Richard Perkins","Nathaniel Harris Pickett","Benni Lee Tignor","Miguel Espinal","Michael Noel","Kevin Matthews","Bettie Jones","Quintonio Legrier","Keith Childress Jr.","Janet Wilson","Randy Nelson","Antronie Scott","Wendell Celestine","David Joseph","Calin Roquemore","Dyzhawn Perkins","Christopher Davis","Marco Loud","Peter Gaines","Torrey Robinson","Darius Robinson","Kevin Hicks","Mary Tuxillo","Demarcus Semer","Willie Tillman","Terrill Thomas","Sylville Smith","Alton Sterling","Philando Castle","Terence Crutcher","Paul O\'Neal","Alteria Woods","Jordan Edwards","Aaron Bailey","Ronell Foster","Stephon Clark","Antwon Rose II","Botham Jean","Pamela Turner","Dominique Clayton","Atatiana Jefferson","Christopher Whitfield","Christopher McCorvey","Eric Reason","Michael Lorenzo Dean","Breonna Taylor","Tony McDade","Nina Pop"]

# Generates a list of num names killed by police #saytheirnames
def saytheirnames_sublist(num, seen):
    if num == 0:
        return ""
    elif num == 1:
        name = random.choice(saytheirnames_list)
        while name in seen:
            name = random.choice(saytheirnames_list)
        seen.append(name)
        return name
    else:
        name = random.choice(saytheirnames_list)
        while name in seen:
            name = random.choice(saytheirnames_list)
        seen.append(name)
        return name + ", " + saytheirnames_sublist(num-1, seen)

# Randomly generates the subject header of the email
def gen_subject(): #note can this function be used later if its part of the app route? (im very new to flask)
    s = ["Human Rights Inquiry","Thoughts of a Concerned Citizen","In Light of Recent Human Rights Abuses","The Need for Police Oversight","The Need for Police Accountability","The Failures of Modern Law Enforcement","Law Enforcement Must Change","The Voice of a Troubled Citizen","The Need for Law Enforcement Reform","Reforms to Law Enforcement Needed","Your Duty as a Public Servant","Your Responsibility as a Public Servant","Allaying Systemic Racism","Allaying Systemic Racism & Preventing Police Brutality","Preventing Police Brutality & Allaying Systemic Racism","Ameliorating Systemic Racism","Ameliorating Systemic Racism & Preventing Police Brutality","Preventing Police Brutality & Ameliorating Systemic Racism","Mitigating Systemic Racism","Mitigating Systemic Racism & Preventing Police Brutality","Preventing Police Brutality & Mitigating Systemic Racism","Systemic Racism & Police Brutality","We need your help","Please help us","Concerns About Systemic Racism & Police Brutality","Concerns About Police Brutality & Systemic Racism","Policies for Police Brutality & Addressing Systemic Racism","Addressing Systemic Racism","Addressing Systemic Racism & Police Brutality","Black Lives & Police Brutality","Black Lives & Police Brutality","Black Lives & Systemic Racism","Black Lives & Police Policy","Black Lives & Police","Police Policy & Black Lives","Police Brutality & Black Lives","Allaying Systemic Racism and Preventing Police Brutality","Preventing Police Brutality and Allaying Systemic Racism","Ameliorating Systemic Racism and Preventing Police Brutality","Preventing Police Brutality and Ameliorating Systemic Racism","Mitigating Systemic Racism and Preventing Police Brutality","Preventing Police Brutality and Mitigating Systemic Racism","Systemic Racism and Police Brutality","Concerns About Systemic Racism and Police Brutality","Concerns About Police Brutality and Systemic Racism","Policies for Police Brutality and Addressing Systemic Racism","Addressing Systemic Racism and Police Brutality","Black Lives and Police Brutality","Black Lives and Police Brutality","Black Lives and Systemic Racism","Black Lives and Police Policy","Black Lives and Police","Police Policy and Black Lives","Police Brutality and Black Lives","The Murder of Innocents by our Police"]

    #return a list of randomly generated names affect by police brutality a given percent of gen_subject calls
    percent_for_list = 25
    if random.randint(1,100) > percent_for_list:
        return random.choice(s)
    else:
        suffix = ["...","...and Many More","...and So Many More","...and Many Others","...and So Many Others"]
        return "George Floyd, " + saytheirnames_sublist(4, []) + random.choice(suffix)


# Randomly generates the body of the email, follows structure of template and swaps out select words/phrases
def gen_body(src_name, dst_name, location):
    return f'{gen_greeting(dst_name)}\t{gen_intro(location)}\n\t{gen_curiosity()}\n\t{gen_conclusion(src_name)}'

# Generates the greeting to the recipient of the email
def gen_greeting(person):
    s = ["Dear", "Hello", "Greetings", "Hi"]
    return f'{random.choice(s)} {person},\n\n'

# Prepends greeting statement to a user-generated message
def attach_greeting(person, body):
    s = ["Dear", "Hello", "Greetings", "Hi"]
    return f'{random.choice(s)} {person},\n\n{body}'

# Generates the first sentence of the email.
def gen_intro(location):
    mess = ["in shambles", "in ruins", "a disaster", "a mess"]
    nominer = ["As a concerned US resident,", "I am a resident of the United States and", "As a concerned American,"]
    contact = ["getting in touch", "reaching out to you", "contacting you", "sending you this message"]
    adverb = ["deeply", "very", "greatly", "extremely", "especially", "immensely"]
    concern = ["troubled", "concerned", "disturbed", "distressed", "distraught", "worried", "devastated"]
    reason = ["unfair treatment of African-Americans", "blatant racism against African-Americans", "unjust treatment of African-Americans", "violence against African-Americans", "atrocities against the African-American community"]
    scale = ["across the nation", "throughout the country", "nationwide", "across the country", "throughout the nation"]

    r = random.randint(0,100)
    if r < 33:
        return f'The current law enforcement system is {random.choice(mess)}. I am {random.choice(contact)} because I am {random.choice(adverb)} {random.choice(concern)} by the {random.choice(reason)} by police {random.choice(scale)}.\n'
    elif r < 66:
        return f'I am {random.choice(contact)} because of the {random.choice(adverb)} disturbing cases of {random.choice(reason)} by law enforcement officers {random.choice(scale)}.\n'
    else:
        return f'{random.choice(nominer)} I am {random.choice(contact)} because I am {random.choice(adverb)} {random.choice(concern)} by what I have seen recently regarding the {random.choice(reason)} by police {random.choice(scale)}.\n'

# Randomly generates a message rooted on human curiosity to expose the inadequacies of the current system
def gen_curiosity():
    verb = ["know", "inquire", "ask"]
    noun = ["safeguards", "policies", "provisions"]
    work = ["commitments", "efforts", "actions"]
    crime = ["incidents of racism", "violations of human rights", "occurrences of racism", "exploitations of human rights"]

    if random.randint(0,100) % 2:
        return f'As a public servant, what {random.choice(work)} will you make to protect black lives? In addition, what {random.choice(noun)} are in place to prevent {random.choice(crime)} by officers? {gen_rhetorical_questions()}\n'
    else:
        return f'I would like to {random.choice(verb)} what {random.choice(noun)} our police departments have in place to prevent {random.choice(crime)} by officers, and what {random.choice(work)} you will make to protect black lives. {gen_rhetorical_questions()}\n'

#{NOTE} I want to change the ones that just say "incidents of racism" to stronger statements

# Randomly generates a relentless stream of hard-hitting rhetorical questions
def gen_rhetorical_questions():
    q1 = [
            "Are all officers required to wear body cameras to record their responses to calls on video?",
            "Do departments perform any form of anti-racism training for officers?",
            "How do internal affairs investigate and respond to reports of discrimination, racism, and unjust brutality?",
            "How can the general public be ensured that incidences of racist violence by police are not simply swept under the rug? In particular, how can I be sure that police officers are held accountable for their actions?",
    ]
    q2 = [
            "Will you develop a plan for defunding law enforcement, and reallocate these funds to critical social services?",
            "Will you protect and expand current investment in community-led health and safety strategies, instead of investing in police?",
            "What have you done to compel local law enforcement agencies to immediately cease enacting violence on community members?",
            "How are you working on eliminating qualified immunity for police officers that has allowed too many incidents of police misconduct to disappear without consequence?",
    ]

    return f"{' '.join(random.sample(q1,k=len(q1)))} {' '.join(random.sample(q2,k=len(q2)))}"

def gen_conclusion(name):
    noun = ["safeguards", "policies", "provisions"]
    adverb = ['certainly', 'definitely', 'absolutely', 'undoubtedly']
    verb = ["support", "want", "approve of"]
    place = ["law enforcement agencies", "police departments", "government institutions", "public institutions"]

    r = random.randint(0,100)
    if r % 2:
        return f'If these {random.choice(noun)} are not in place, then they {random.choice(adverb)} should be. {gen_action()} I do not {random.choice(verb)} my local taxes being used to fund {random.choice(place)} that perpetuate racism and violence. {gen_interests()}\n\n\t{gen_gratitude()}\n{gen_closing(name)}'
    else:
        return f'These {random.choice(noun)} must be put into place to protect American rights and lives. As a taxpayer, I do not {random.choice(verb)} my taxes being used to fund {random.choice(place)} that perpetuate institutional racism and violence. {gen_interests()}\n\n\t{gen_gratitude()}\n{gen_closing(name)}'

def gen_action():
    bank = [
        "The status quo is failing us. Reforms to law enforcement agencies, along with the redirection of funds, must be enacted.",
        "The current system isn't working and changes must be made to how law is enforced and funded in this country.",
        "This issue is nothing new. The frequency of these incidents suggest that law enforcement is a force of violence, not public safety, in our country.",
    ]

    return random.choice(bank)

def gen_interests():
    noun = [ 'Services', 'Programs']
    preamble = [
            f'{random.choice(noun)} that I would rather see funded include: ',
            'I would like to redirect funding to',
    ]
    return f'{random.choice(preamble)} {gen_services()} to name only a few.'

def gen_services():
    i = [
            "mental health professionals,",
            "crisis de-escalators,",
            "support for victims of domestic abuse and addiction,",
            "public education,",
            "scientific research,",
            "increased social services for formerly incarcerated residents",
            "increased funding for nutrition and food access programs"
    ]
    return ' '.join(random.sample(i, k=len(i)))

def gen_gratitude():
    clauses = [
            "Thank you for your attention to my concerns.",
            "Thanks for taking the time to read my message.",
            "Your attention to my concerns is very appreciated.",
    ]
    finale = [
            "I hope to hear back from you soon.",
            "I'm hoping to hear back from you soon.",
            "I look forward to hearing back from you.",
    ]

    return f'{random.choice(clauses)} {random.choice(finale)}'

def gen_closing(name):
    c = [
            "Signed",
            "Sincerely",
            "From",
            "Regards",
            "Best",
    ]
    return f'\n{random.choice(c)},\n{name}'