“Defund the police” is a slogan that supports divesting funds from police departments and reallocating them to non-policing forms of public safety and community support, such as social services, youth services, housing, education, healthcare and other community resources.
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
No
@9FFGGCCIndependent1wk1W
without them there would be a rampage of unadressed medical emergencies, domestic violence cases and more.
@9F8LGDD2wks2W
If someone broke into your house or if there was a robbery at your store who would you call? And who would go there and help to protect you and right the situation? The police. People want to stand their and say all police are bad but the second something happens who are they hiding behind? Data points to the fact that majority of the police officers are in their field to help people in need, there’s only a handful that make these bad choices but then they get thrown into the public eye which causes everyone to label the police just because of a few of their wrong doings.
@9FF99Q41wk1W
The police need to be stronger than the criminals to help keep us safe, and to keep criminals from making our world dangerous.
@98MCK9C9mos9MO
The police are already underpaid already for how much work they do for the community and us.
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
Yes
@9FDY58Y1wk1W
i think that is one of the dumbest things we could do, without police criminals will overun everything because theres no fear factor of getting caught without police.
@9FDS5YC1wk1W
How would that help those who need the police what solutions can be provided if the police was defunded I for one wouldn't want someone walking around carrying out vigilante justice
@9FL8L7Y18hrs18H
According to an analysis by ABC OTV of state and local police funding and violent crime data in the U.S. between 1985 and 2020, there is no clear relationship between police spending and crime rates. Also, according to Brian Root for Human Rights Watch, increased police funding ignores underlying causes and inequalities behind violent crime.
@9FL49J624hrs24H
Historically speaking the formation and purpose of the police are to monitor and monetize marginalized communities
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@9FDC8671wk1W
there are areas of the US that are over funded when they don't need to be, there should be a movement to branch out more high ranking officers into more high crime areas and cities. it would be an expedition but much more local.
@ReferendumRob1wk1W
It's an interesting point you raise about redistributing resources. For instance, cities like Beverly Hills, which have lower crime rates, reportedly have more police per capita than cities like Detroit, which have higher crime rates. Is this a case of misallocation of resources? By reallocating high-ranking officers to high-crime areas, we could potentially see a significant impact on crime rates. However, how do you propose we ensure these changes happen without negatively affecting low-crime areas?
@9FL8L7Y18hrs18H
Training police more does not reduce crime or its effects. Only investing in education, housing, and food security will reduce crime.
@9FL49J624hrs24H
Increase funding will likely be used for military grade weapons. The placing and funding of a system inherently racist will not solve it. Defund the police and reinvest in community social nets.
@9FKKSCZ1 day1D
If police budgets are larger than hospital budgets we have a problem. Many times the police are inefficient and struggle to solve crimes with outsized budgets and military grade equipment. The police are asked to perform services they aren't trained for and are outside their scope. Deescalating tense situations is something that another type of first responder might be better prepared for. Also, dollars gong towards police cannot be spent on housing, healthcare, and education things that promote the public good and reduce instances of crimes. I don't think the police create healthier or safer public spaces.
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
Yes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls
@9FFDMYZ1wk1W
I do not think the police should be abolished because no all police officers are bad and they save more than harm lives.
@9FF7CN51wk1W
if you defund the police how are you gonna call 911 when someone robbing your house? Or how are you going to deal with an intruder without a weapon if they have one?
@9FF4DVJ1wk1W
While in writing this may seem like a good idea, what would happen if the incident becomes violent, are you willing to risk the life’s of more people by not bringing armed and qualified officers.
@9FBPPGNRepublican2wks2W
No, police have been trained to handle the non-violent and violent calls. Also, any non-violent situation can turn violent.
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
Yes, and abolish the police
@9FG8N8X 6 days6D
The police are a strong deterrent for local crime, and the quality of the police department combined with the nature of local people are a large factor in crime.
@9FDC8671wk1W
I think police with a questionable background, and history of complaints should absolutely be held accountable on all accounts. however, abolishing police is probably the dumbest idea weve ever had as a species, anarchy would ensue, general peace officers and all form of law enforcement are all necessary for society to function.
@9FF99Q41wk1W
You should not defund the police, they need to be funded enough to protect our communities or the crime levels will rise and less people will be safe.
@9FG6CKLIndependent6 days6D
Police are a necessity to the United States due to homicide rates as well as other crime rates like drug rate.
@8KZ52SJ3yrs3Y
No, unless excessive funding is being given to police in a particular community at the expense of education and other beneficial social programs. Most of the time it is not that one needs to take from another, but that both need more attention.
Yes, police should not be abolished however, they should no be called for all situations such as mental health crisis as they are not trained to deal with all matters.
@8NVH9PW3yrs3Y
I'm mixed on this. I do want the funding to go to other programs but only if it helps the other programs and doesn't completely destroy the police.
No, increase funding and make them train longer than a barber.
@8HW7NQ9Independent3yrs3Y
Increase training of police AND social and community based programs.
@8NBW5VX3yrs3Y
i believe some cops are good and some are bad but having untrained people come and tryto fight our crime is too risky
@8M7WLY43yrs3Y
When better service can be provided.
@8NLCFW43yrs3Y
they should have more restrictions and the government should be more strict about how the police does their job
@8N44JDG3yrs3Y
No, but train them more to speak instead of taking action and because now the public is afraid of the police when we should feel safe with them.
@8JY3GDV3yrs3Y
Yes, without completely abolishing or replacing police as is.
@8NCPZ7C3yrs3Y
We should lower police funds and go through more intense training
@8K6XQHF3yrs3Y
There are good police and bad police, just as there are good priests and bad priests, good pastors/bad pastors, good people and bad people. We should spend money on adding mental health workers to train officers and work alongside them for certain cases. We should also have a no tolerance for any officer showing violence against any citizen except in cases of self defense. Officers should be made to have a body cam on at all times to protect them and citizens. Any officer not wearing a cam and/or in any act of violence should be fired and lose their pension. If officers know this ahead of time it will weed out the bad ones. I’m a white, moderate, and I am distraught over the black lives lost...and how soon they are forgotten and we just move on. This has to stop! We need police, but we need GOOD police.
@8PSKZCY3yrs3Y
You are going to have a lot of problems with your body cam malfunction/lost pension. Unions will still exist.
I am distraught over all lives lost unjustly to police brutality, I don't care about the color of the victims skin. A human life should not be valued at race.
I will also say it is not as big a problem on this country as the media wants you to think. "White officer shoots black man" draws ratings because it stirs emotions and ultimately capitalizes and politicizes issues then powers that be know they can use to manipulate is into frenzy.
It's imperative we all use common sense and objective reasoning when reading about these stories instead of letting our emotions run wild.
@7RYLNVTLibertarian3yrs3Y
This is true but there should definitely be some more situational simulation training to prepare police for the calls they face.
@8SRMXXS2yrs2Y
Not only that, but officers should also be required to take none-lethal, hand to hand disarmament/combat to seduce a violent criminal without causing serious injury. The people should also be required to attend mandatory education classes at least 2 a week every week, to help educate them about what to do in situations in which they are needed.
@8NKL35M3yrs3Y
Funding should be somewhat redirected but police training should also be upgraded. More extensive and educational training along with proper de-escalating and tests to make sure there will be no bias in the officer's judgement.
defund and replace with a different system that will actually protect the people
@8NDHZFH3yrs3Y
No but the police should be demilitarized rather than abolished completely, and increase training for police departments
@8L3P5W33yrs3Y
No, but increase funding for social and community based programs at the same time
@8JPG6Y73yrs3Y
@8NR4BF83yrs3Y
Not completely defund, just a certain percentage
Increase training for police departments and redirect equipment funds to social programs
@8KSSQFW3yrs3Y
Funding for police should increase as well as money for social and community based programs.
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