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In reply to the discussion: Worst slogan ever - "Defund the Police" [View all]logosoco
(3,211 posts)restructure the system. Right behind the issue of police abuse is the prison system. How did it ever come to be a thing were there was profit involved? When states have contracts with these prison corporations they have to fulfill them and that means arrests and arrests serious enough (or MADE serious enough) to involve prison time. I think we need alternative sentencing for many, if not most, cases. People ending up with prison sentences for petty type things costs the taxpayers a lot of money that could be put to better use.
I understand that the word "defund" does not mean stop paying for community police but i am sure trump and his followers are not hearing that.
Republicans do seem to understand fluffy statements and it would be great to come up with one to get them (maybe some of them) to get it.