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ProfessorGAC

(64,995 posts)
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 03:26 PM Jul 2020

Just Saw PINO's New "Defund" Ad

On CNN.
Showing people busting windows & looting, robo-operator saying "due to defunding" they can't respond.
The real low is "if you've been raped, press 1. Someone will follow up. Current wait time is 5 days."
It ends with that.
Likely to only work with the 25% who would vote for him if Jesus returned and said not to vote for it.

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Just Saw PINO's New "Defund" Ad (Original Post) ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 OP
Fear and loathing is their only strategy left... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #1
I Share Your Emoji Sentiment ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #2
Lincoln Project OneBlueDotBama Jul 2020 #3
I hope it only works with the rabid fans, but "Defund" was not the best way to frame reform. Hoyt Jul 2020 #4
I remember first seeing 'defund'.. stillcool Jul 2020 #8
Rape was a really bad example JonLP24 Jul 2020 #5
So, Disgusting AND Wrong! ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #6

OneBlueDotBama

(1,384 posts)
3. Lincoln Project
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 03:30 PM
Jul 2020

Lincoln Project should reply with an ad saying, "sorry, you didn't donate the required amount to trump".... no one will show up, ever.

Or you do nor belong to the correct social class, <wink>.... good luck!

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
8. I remember first seeing 'defund'..
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 03:38 PM
Jul 2020

at protests, but wonder who came up with it. Was it a common descriptor prior to the protests?

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
5. Rape was a really bad example
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 03:34 PM
Jul 2020

Less than 1% of rapes lead to felony convictions. At least 89% of victims face emotional and physical consequences.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/10/06/less-than-percent-rapes-lead-felony-convictions-least-percent-victims-face-emotional-physical-consequences/

Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish The Police

(snip)

What about rape? The current approach hasn’t ended it. In fact most rapists never see the inside of a courtroom. Two-thirds of people who experience sexual violence never report it to anyone. Those who file police reports are often dissatisfied with the response. Additionally, police officers themselves commit sexual assault alarmingly often. A study in 2010 found that sexual misconduct was the second most frequently reported form of police misconduct. In 2015, The Buffalo News found that an officer was caught for sexual misconduct every five days.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/sunday/floyd-abolish-defund-police.html

https://www.propublica.org/article/false-rape-accusations-an-unbelievable-story

Upon Further Review: Inside the Police Failure to Stop Darren Sharper’s Rape Spree

https://www.propublica.org/article/police-fail-stop-nfl-darren-sharper-rape-spree

Tens of thousands of rape kits go untested across USA

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/16/untested-rape-kits-evidence-across-usa/29902199/

AZ police departments have more than 6,000 untested rape kits

https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/az-police-departments-have-6000-untested-rape-kits

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