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10. If the police don't have guns,

Tue Jun 23, 2020, 01:45 PM

Jun 2020

they will not respond to any crime. The specially trained will be too few to answer most calls.

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This California city defunded its police force. Killings by officers soared. [View all] Zorro Jun 2020 OP

Interesting article. efhmc Jun 2020 #1

I'm Not Sure What The Article Is Saying Me. Jun 2020 #2

It's actually saying something similar to the Camden story. Igel Jun 2020 #14

Yup. Looks like wilful misunderstanding. dpibel Jun 2020 #4

Correct. Alacritous Crier Jun 2020 #5

apples and oranges..but typical. stillcool Jun 2020 #6

To a limit police departments are not overfunded. Throck Jun 2020 #7

They need to be disarmed not defunded Blues Heron Jun 2020 #8

If the police don't have guns, marie999 Jun 2020 #10

then they can quit Blues Heron Jun 2020 #11

And what will that solve? marie999 Jun 2020 #12

99 percent of cop calls don't need a gun Blues Heron Jun 2020 #13

In 2016 there were 10,662,252 arrests made in the US. marie999 Jun 2020 #15

things would be very similar, but fewer dead people. Blues Heron Jun 2020 #16

Without guns, who would have stopped the 533,000 violent offenders? marie999 Jun 2020 #18

400 million guns in the US NickB79 Jun 2020 #19

Disagree, plenty would do it. The gun fear is over rated. Blues Heron Jun 2020 #20

Would you? NickB79 Jun 2020 #21

So the option is paying off the cops to not kill people. marble falls Jun 2020 #9

They missed the point entirely. procon Jun 2020 #17