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janterry

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5. The rich would just pay for private policing

Reply to jmg257 (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 9, 2020, 08:23 AM

Jun 2020

and the poor - well.

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When activists say defund the police they literally mean it [View all] janterry Jun 2020 OP

two jurisdictions where the police should have no place: drugs and mental health Blues Heron Jun 2020 #1

There is a role for the police as back up in some emergency calls janterry Jun 2020 #3

if well trained and no guns yes Blues Heron Jun 2020 #7

'Police The Police!' Is By Far The Better Slogan, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #2

Agree. Used for its own clear meaning. Not to Hortensis Jun 2020 #14

Picked Up From Mr. Backscatter712 Here, Ma'am The Magistrate Jun 2020 #17

Police the police is very strong and can resonate with Hortensis Jun 2020 #22

Open It Up With The Useful Slogan, Ma'am The Magistrate Jun 2020 #27

Sure. Hortensis Jun 2020 #31

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The rich would just pay for private policing janterry Jun 2020 #5

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This is what happened in Honduras. Abolished police forces so the rich octoberlib Jun 2020 #11

All the Dems better get on top of this and get the proper spin on police reform. Liberal In Texas Jun 2020 #8

It scares ME janterry Jun 2020 #37

To paraphrase Inigo Montoya ..defund . agingdem Jun 2020 #9

So? Fools are always with us. Progress has always been the duty Hortensis Jun 2020 #10

Well said janterry Jun 2020 #25

Always. "If it bleeds it leads." Hortensis Jun 2020 #28

For the conceivable future we will need some kind of potentially armed "policing" force Tom Rinaldo Jun 2020 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author jmg257 Jun 2020 #13

People, particularly activists, generally say what they mean. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #15

I didn't see your post (so this wasn't in response) janterry Jun 2020 #18

Oh it wasn't "a post." I'm just on a lot of threads talking about abolition, because I think it's a WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #20

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Here's the thing -- it's not the police's job to prevent crime. They're not great at it and it WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #23

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The crime bill did not reduce crime. The reduction in violent crime was already happening WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #32

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Many years ago, I worked with an organization that had regular meetings with a state standards WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #34

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what the hell? quickesst Jun 2020 #16

I totally agree janterry Jun 2020 #19

Being the first to enter an unknown situation.... quickesst Jun 2020 #26

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kind of amazing.... quickesst Jun 2020 #30

Campaign Zero quaint Jun 2020 #36