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RainCaster

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15. If 'defund' means tear down the whole system and start over, count me in!

Reply to KWR65 (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2020, 06:30 PM

Jun 2020

Police unions have too much power in restoring abusive cops to their old jobs. They need to be held legally responsible for any future actions of that officer, and not the city.

That's only one problem.

There are many issues of training, leadership and city mismanagement that have to be looked at as a whole.

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What is your opinion on defunding the police? POLL. [View all] KWR65 Jun 2020 OP

Defunding as in reallocating some of their funding to more community policing and services. Fla Dem Jun 2020 #1

'Defunding' word is election bad news. empedocles Jun 2020 #2

Conservative minds, which lack nuance and critical methods, will see in black & white as anarchy. TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #10

The two are the same. zipplewrath Jun 2020 #3

+ 1 Lucinda Jun 2020 #12

I wish people would not glorify Chris Christie's Camden model. He did it to fuck Camden residents. TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #13

"REFORM" by defunding. Beakybird Jun 2020 #4

I support abolishing the police. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #5

White people telling black activists which words they get to use SoonerPride Jun 2020 #6

You again. I told you I'm black and think "defund the police" is... brush Jun 2020 #21

We should not even be using the word "defunding" at all. OhZone Jun 2020 #7

A terribly alienating expression which can only help Trump. Frasier Balzov Jun 2020 #8

Reform? Absolutely. Defund? Hell no. Initech Jun 2020 #9

"Defund" is political suicide. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2020 #11

What sort of person thinks society can function without police? Goodheart Jun 2020 #14

If 'defund' means tear down the whole system and start over, count me in! RainCaster Jun 2020 #15

I don't think anyone wants to abolish the police mvd Jun 2020 #16

defunding the police is the dumbest messaging ever. brush Jun 2020 #17

Police Reform. hadEnuf Jun 2020 #18

That's good too. We can work with that. brush Jun 2020 #19

Here is some Wiki history on police reform efforts. Kind of an interesting read. hadEnuf Jun 2020 #20