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In reply to the discussion: I don't think this is the way to go. [View all]FM123
(10,053 posts)6. Defunding is not a dirty word.
Defunding the police does not mean stripping a department entirely of its budget, or abolishing it altogether. Its just about scaling police budgets back and reallocating those resources to other agencies, says Lynda Garcia, policing campaign director at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. A lot of what we advocate for is investment in community services education, medical access
You can call it defunding, but its just about directing or balancing the budget in a different way.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/defund-the-police-1007254/
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We probably need a police force in some form. I like the idea of removing all federal funds if
Doremus
Jun 2020
#4
White supremacists and arrogant assholes. I don't want to de-fund the police departments,
BComplex
Jun 2020
#13
My thought is that if the FBI monitors these groups and knew they were infiltrating
cayugafalls
Jun 2020
#14
I know. I'm listening to MSNBC right now, and so many chiefs of police are really trying to get it
BComplex
Jun 2020
#26
I think it has to be abolished and we look at other models to keep our communities safe.
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2020
#20
To expand on your example, racism is endemic to the entire culture of America.
cayugafalls
Jun 2020
#24
Cop brutality happened before Trump, and it will continue to happen after as long as the current
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2020
#43
"I'd rather have a cop on my side who will look the other way if I'm being naughty in defense of my
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2020
#55
I doubt the word "defund" is going to get much traction, from VP Biden or any other major candidate
Tommy_Carcetti
Jun 2020
#8