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47. 'Police The Police!' Is Much The Better Slogan, Ma'am

Tue Jun 9, 2020, 08:30 AM

Jun 2020

It accurately reflects the sentiments of the great bulk of protesters in the streets, and of the mass who support them while not actively participating in the demonstrations.

It requires no explanation, and is damned hard to distort....

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Biden campaign says he does not support defunding the police [View all] alp227 Jun 2020 OP

Police reform. LisaL Jun 2020 #1

Yes, merely "defunding" will leave the situation that exists today, but on a smaller scale... George II Jun 2020 #8

agree. The word "defund" misleads the general public. Reform is a much more fitting word. onetexan Jun 2020 #29

It's unfortunate that he has to waste precious time making this statement, but it is Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #2

i'm glad he's supporting police reform - good phrasing so the trump-idiots can' misconstrue it samsingh Jun 2020 #3

So he does, as his message clearly states. LisaL Jun 2020 #5

i was agreeing. I should have been clearer in my response samsingh Jun 2020 #10

De-militarize the police relayerbob Jun 2020 #4

Yes, that should be part of reform. onetexan Jun 2020 #30

Yes Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 #34

Good! Stop using this phrase now!!! The phrase is awful for a nuanced policy. OrlandoDem2 Jun 2020 #6

Calling to "defund the police" is a knee-jerk OVERreaction to what we're seeing in the US today... George II Jun 2020 #7

Even our nominee doesn't get the label "DEFUND" -- it should be amended ASAP Grasswire2 Jun 2020 #9

wow...the horse is not only out of the barn...it's dead. stillcool Jun 2020 #12

Ha ha ha great line Lulu KC Jun 2020 #48

+1,000,000 n/t Lulu KC Jun 2020 #20

Meh BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #37

So more of the same then. I think we have been having police reform since at least the 1960's LiberalArkie Jun 2020 #11

thank goodness..."we' aren't in charge.. stillcool Jun 2020 #13

Alex Vitale has argued that defunding can only happen on the local level anyway Blasphemer Jun 2020 #23

More to the point Trump wants to defund Obamacare and he wants to Doodley Jun 2020 #14

I used to think that too, but then I learned about it. mysteryowl Jun 2020 #15

+1 OneCrazyDiamond Jun 2020 #16

That's exactly how it should be stated ibegurpard Jun 2020 #17

Funding or defunding police Dyedinthewoolliberal Jun 2020 #18

"Defund the police" needs an editor--or??? Lulu KC Jun 2020 #19

That was written next to the "black lives matter" display on Washington alp227 Jun 2020 #25

Wonder if this is coming from Minneapolis City Council Steelrolled Jun 2020 #31

BLM is advocating for defunding the police JudyM Jun 2020 #35

Do they know specifically what they mean by defunding? Steelrolled Jun 2020 #36

This is exactly what he has to say - REFORM, not defund. And it's how we have to say it, too. scarletwoman Jun 2020 #21

'Police The Police!' Is Much The Better Slogan, Ma'am The Magistrate Jun 2020 #47

please please PLEASE Biden campaign, GET OUT IN FRONT of all of these things in like 10 minutes! BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #22

Why more candidates don't have this is beyond me. And if they do, I really... SKKY Jun 2020 #41

thank you! we need a policy of Scorched Earth Benevolence! No Koombaya, no hands across the aisle BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #42

I generally prefer to take the high road... SKKY Jun 2020 #43

SO good to have a RATIONAL candidate. elleng Jun 2020 #24

Isn't it though? BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #39

What he doesn't support is that term for the necessary actions ms liberty Jun 2020 #26

True, but it got attention soothsayer Jun 2020 #27

Cheeto's idea of 'reform' The Mouth Jun 2020 #28

Probably the smartest thing for him to say InnocentOne Jun 2020 #32

Da! BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #38

Good Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 #33

So much concern and defeatism in the thread. BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #40

All he has to say is we need to de-militarize the police. GulfCoast66 Jun 2020 #44

Perfect . De-militarize the police. Short and sweet and to the point. BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #45

Defund Police/Abolish Police are both wording that turns people off Sapient Donkey Jun 2020 #46

Great Biden!!! Defunding scheme is ridiculous.......... Bengus81 Jun 2020 #49

Kick ck4829 Jul 2020 #50