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roamer65

(36,739 posts)
35. You make whites a minority in the police forces.
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 02:13 AM
Jun 2020

That’s what you do as the first step.

No more than 40 pct.

it feels knee-jerk to me Archetypist Jun 2020 #1
"Defunding" means that I'm not going to pay somebody RiverbendsJoe Jun 2020 #2
Don't make it personal. EndlessWire Jun 2020 #27
It is personal. And you're not in charge of the conversation. RiverbendsJoe Jun 2020 #48
Your reply is an example EndlessWire Jun 2020 #51
It also means you won't be paying someone to find your daughter's rapist jcmaine72 Jun 2020 #42
Don't have a daughter, grandmas are dead. RiverbendsJoe Jun 2020 #49
Can't Agree...They've Been Killing Black People Way Before The WH Menace Me. Jun 2020 #3
The Institutions CAN be changed. EndlessWire Jun 2020 #28
I Am Not Advocating Getting Along Without Police, No One Is Me. Jun 2020 #46
I agree. EndlessWire Jun 2020 #53
We probably need a police force in some form. I like the idea of removing all federal funds if Doremus Jun 2020 #4
You need to weed out the white supremacist somehow. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #5
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
Decades haven't done it. We need it NOW. We need it yesterday. BComplex Jun 2020 #15
I understand what you are saying. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #16
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
The police system itself is built on white supremacy. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #17
No argument here. I know it's history. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #19
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
Defunding is not a dirty word. FM123 Jun 2020 #6
This MoonlitKnight Jun 2020 #9
Exactly. Just like we need to defund the military... nt Blasphemer Jun 2020 #11
"We need these guys on OUR side." WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #7
Well, who do you think?? EndlessWire Jun 2020 #29
Cop brutality happened before Trump, and it will continue to happen after as long as the current WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #43
It's a practical matter. EndlessWire Jun 2020 #54
"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
I do not paint protesters or police officers saidsimplesimon Jun 2020 #10
Protesters each have a story... tonedevil Jun 2020 #45
The fix is quite simple Mosby Jun 2020 #12
FTP & ACAB Coventina Jun 2020 #18
Clearly you have not been paying attention... EarthFirst Jun 2020 #21
I clearly have been. EndlessWire Jun 2020 #31
It's what we have as leverage Sympthsical Jun 2020 #22
Everything was going relatively well, except for EndlessWire Jun 2020 #33
They probably killed a 75 year old man Sympthsical Jun 2020 #50
I don't agree. The bad ones should be fired. My taxes pay for them rockfordfile Jun 2020 #23
How do we disagree? EndlessWire Jun 2020 #34
I'm thinking cops are like repugs or are repugs. you're not.. Hotler Jun 2020 #25
You could be right. EndlessWire Jun 2020 #37
Cops sometimes take liberties they aren't entitled to, and the FOP of course always wants more money greyl Jun 2020 #30
Then they should be out of a job. n/t EndlessWire Jun 2020 #38
I agree nt Raine Jun 2020 #32
You make whites a minority in the police forces. roamer65 Jun 2020 #35
I disagree. EndlessWire Jun 2020 #39
Hey I'm all for having a well funded police department. Initech Jun 2020 #36
It's difficult EndlessWire Jun 2020 #40
What is needed: new national guidelines for what it takes to get hired as a cop DFW Jun 2020 #41
+1 n/t area51 Jun 2020 #44
Somewhere here on DU EndlessWire Jun 2020 #52
disbanding police depts. has worked in extreme cases bigtree Jun 2020 #47
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