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marie999

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12. And what will that solve?

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #11)

Tue Jun 23, 2020, 12:59 PM

Jun 2020

We need better-trained police, but there are too many bad people with guns in this country to expect the police will go unarmed. How many of the specially trained police would you have on a police force as a percentage of all the police?

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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

Vallejo defunded because they were bankrupt, they did't re-fund social services Merlot Jun 2020 #3

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