“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.
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@8DPVXQQRepublican5yrs5Y
No, but increase funding to social and community based programs.
@8DBZZ6XRepublican5yrs5Y
@8P9GRDTRepublican4yrs4Y
Definitly not! The police are the ones who risk there lives to protect us.
@8G26FWLRepublican5yrs5Y
@8HZBQN4Republican5yrs5Y
@8FC3V7YRepublican5yrs5Y
@8F7GNJLRepublican5yrs5Y
Yes, but keep the police.
@8G7RHXXRepublican5yrs5Y
No, but social and community based programs should receive more funding.
@9D9PDPGRepublican2yrs2Y
It should be split 50-50.
@9CKGW4ZRepublican2yrs2Y
No, increase funding and training for both police departments and community responders
@8M5FXF6Republican5yrs5Y
Funding should be split between the two.
@8Q4SCHKRepublican4yrs4Y
Keep the funding the same
@8V3QZJ2Republican4yrs4Y
Fund both police and social programs.
@8RLNS9DRepublican4yrs4Y
Funding should be provided for both.
@8MD5YLQRepublican5yrs5Y
No, but both are important
@8GYP5G4Republican5yrs5Y
No, but increase funding for community programs
@8ZYR78GRepublican3yrs3Y
Yes, but only partial funding
@92KCXHRRepublican3yrs3Y
i believe that the police should have stricter rules to what and how the can handle certain situations. But no i do not believe that there funding should be reduced.
@8YWTPZXRepublican3yrs3Y
@8QW65DKRepublican4yrs4Y
@8K7JG5FRepublican5yrs5Y
No, but funding for social and community based programs should be increased.
@8FJ5LMPRepublican5yrs5Y
@9D4MDPPRepublican2yrs2Y
Both should be well supported
@95YXM3LRepublican3yrs3Y
This is a question for local government not the federal government
@98Y2GWWRepublican2yrs2Y
No, fund social and community based programs separately.
@95M8XHJRepublican3yrs3Y
there should be a balance
@93DBZSMRepublican3yrs3Y
No, there should be a balance between the two.
@8RD5QXMRepublican4yrs4Y
The funding should stay the same.
@8PMGK95Republican4yrs4Y
Some should be redirected
@8N3CFN5Republican5yrs5Y
No, but still increase funding for community based programs
@8LS84BXRepublican5yrs5Y
not all of it but some of it
@8J3XN2DRepublican5yrs5Y
No, increase funding and training for all police departments to include those programs.
@8DL4F33Republican5yrs5Y
Increase funding and training for police departments.
@8CH63MVRepublican5yrs5Y
Yes, but not completely defund the police
@9ZWPK8BRepublican 5mos5MO
Yes, the police need more training and less weapons, and the people need more job opportunities and community support to curb crime rates. Very few people are criminals by choice.
@9ZPSMRLRepublican6mos6MO
Yes, but only redirect funds for police departments in low crime communities, and use some of those redirected funds for high crime areas as well as social and community based programs
@9ZDMJFBRepublican6mos6MO
In low crime areas it should be decreased but not fully gone and in high crime areas it should be increased
@9YC634VRepublican6mos6MO
I believe that the police departments should be funded enough to do there job, but some of the funding over time should go to social and community programs
@9Y9BVDRRepublican6mos6MO
Yes and no. Not taking away funding from the police but adding more and allocating that funding toward creating departments geared toward social work and providing better training for the officers we have so they can better deal with their community members in crisis.
@9Y8W2X7Republican6mos6MO
yes and no our police need funding to help keep us safe but their are people out there without a home that need somewhere to stay.
@9Y2BB89Republican6mos6MO
more funding should be directed to communities, however police protect the people in dangerous areas. with more training they can be better than what they are.
@9XYBPWXRepublican6mos6MO
Remove the corrupt police and their leaders, (Agencies) and replace with upstanding qualified professionals / US citizens.
@9XWQNPNRepublican6mos6MO
Yes, but there should be more focus on the social and community based programs, because people in high crime rate cities deserve better than what's happening to them.
@9XTKXM8Republican6mos6MO
No, increase training for Police and also make lawsuits against officers out of their pocket and not the departments.
@9XKKXBSRepublican6mos6MO
No because if you take away police funding it will take away from their training and many other things that the police need and it’s completely stupid to even bring this up you defund the police how do you expect them to respond on time or handle a situation they haven’t gotten training for?
@9XH58RVRepublican6mos6MO
increase the funds for higher crime rate cities and lessen by s smaller bit for the police that have little crime rate
@9XGNZ7RRepublican6mos6MO
To an extent, but still allow a good amount of funds to be directed to the police and their work. I believe there should be programs to help the police be more respected and connected to their community, but it shouldn't interfere too much with funding they need to do their jobs.
@9X6DPSMRepublican6mos6MO
no but I do think that the police in certain areas need to be trained better to avoid unnecessary violence
@9X4YJL5Republican7mos7MO
Without the police there will be more crimes committed and people will get killed and the killer will have no consequences
@9WTFWS6Republican7mos7MO
No, Police funding should stay the same but training should be at minimum 2 years to ensure they fully understand our constitutional rights and need to be retrained on use of force.
@9WMY2ZRRepublican7mos7MO
Maybe some funding could be redirected to community based programs. Most of the people who commit crimes have no sense of belonging or stability which community programs help with but I think it depends on the crime rate in the area and the amount of funding that police station gets.
@9WJPCQCRepublican7mos7MO
Yes, but it has to be paired with anthropological, psycologic and psychiatrical studies that encompass sociopolitical and geographic contexts.
@9WJLYHHRepublican7mos7MO
No, increase funding so that the police have better chances than they do now so that social and community based programs are safer, and the people.
@9WG4NXZRepublican7mos7MO
Higher punishment for officers who kill unarmed or innocent civilians. Specially if it's based off or race
@9WFZL37Republican7mos7MO
I think funding the police is a great idea but not take away their funding for social and community base programs but I do still think that these programs should receive some sort of funding.
@9WDMZNFRepublican7mos7MO
Yes, but I don't think they should replace police, instead use community to show their public opinion.
@9W5NPD2Republican7mos7MO
I do think we should redirect funds from somewhere else to be put back into social and community based programs. I think that the police need all the funding they can get, and to take funding away from them would be a bad thing.
@9W4Q2W7Republican7mos7MO
Funding should stay the same, but training should be longer. There are other countries that have much longer training requirements and we should do the same.
@9W4N6P4Republican7mos7MO
No, There should still be funding for the police but maybe a little less so some funding could go to social and community based programs
@9VWXKYGRepublican7mos7MO
Neither because what are social and community based programs going to do better than the police, the police do nothing.
@9VV2KMVRepublican7mos7MO
Let's ask the police what they need in terms of social worker support. This should be a collaboration with the people who pledged to serve and protect. Let's work together.
@9VSH2RCRepublican7mos7MO
They should both get funded, but the local police should be funded more as they are protecting the citizens.
@9VS2DL9Republican7mos7MO
If they are being paid too much and the community is suffering there should be some of their funds allocated to the community
@9VQRTKLRepublican7mos7MO
Not all of it, cops are important to citizens. Yes they need to cut some of the funding but only like 5-15%.
@9VNSL9GRepublican7mos7MO
No I feel like certain should have their local police department funding increased depending on the crime rate on the area
@9VG3JZMRepublican7mos7MO
Give higher regulations on police and stricter punishments when not following rules to minimize corruption
@9V43NJNRepublican8mos8MO
I don't think it should be because if there is more police funding which means more police on the road, the less crime there will be
@9TZWZMGRepublican8mos8MO
No, increase funding and training for police departments on mental health issues and non-violent calls
@9TZR7VPRepublican8mos8MO
Keep the funding and do more training for ALL categories to know how to help or prevent something from spiraling out
@9TXRS32Republican 8mos8MO
i think we should get faster cars and allow to tune them up, instead of a "292 hp 3.6L Pentastar V6 with available Flex Fuel capability, or the 370 hp 5.7L HEMI V8 with Fuel Saver Technology" as i think it is. make it a better and faster car for speed chases.(yes I really like cars)
@9TTT4ZSRepublican8mos8MO
I don’t think there should be restrictions but instead take funding out of a different program that already is affiliated in social issues and take funding out for social and community based programs
@9TTGFX3Republican8mos8MO
Increase funding for police, social and community programs. Why does it have to be one or the other?
@9TSP3PRRepublican8mos8MO
I think the police are an important fundamental part of society. Getting them involved in a community can give you a greater trust with the police. I also think you should increase funding for police in higher crime rate areas since they are more involved with crimes and such.
@9TSGF8ZRepublican8mos8MO
Part of being a police officer should be being apart of the community and make less of a bad relationship between cops the community
@9TSBGHTRepublican8mos8MO
I dont think they should take the funding from the police, but we do need some funding from somewhere for the communities that dont have much.
@9TQGCPJRepublican8mos8MO
I feel like a better compromise is it find a balance between both. Maybe we can fund communities and less with police in low crime rate areas, and higher funding and less community based funding in higher crime rate areas.
@9TNSTRRRepublican8mos8MO
No, the police are starting to become useless, so we cant expect them to help us. We have to learn to start protecting ourselves
@9TMGL46Republican8mos8MO
I believe the police should be funded more so they can find the best people they can for the job that also includes more non lethal tools and there should be more funding to social and community based programs.
@9TLSXZRRepublican8mos8MO
I think it should depend on if the local police department is in need or not. If not I think it should be redirected. Or both, maybe the funds could be split.
@9THQPS3Republican8mos8MO
you should be able to give your town money and it be split up between between all community business but the majority should go to first responders.
@9TF5TQNRepublican8mos8MO
I think this issue has many facets that need to be addressed separately. I do think police funding does need to be increased in high-crime areas, however the need for community support and other public safety is wildly important. A multi-pronged effort to meet the needs of the community on every level.
@9TF448WRepublican8mos8MO
Funding should not be removed from police departments but instead create a community program through the police departments that benefit the community and the police officers.
@9TDMJ22Republican8mos8MO
These are separate issues. keep funding for police and also increase social based programs. Both with extreme reporting of funds standards
@9T7C4LZRepublican8mos8MO
This is the dumbest question I have ever been asked in my entire life. In what world does any person with a functioning healthy brain think this is a good idea.
@9SSDXVVRepublican9mos9MO
Some of the money to fund the police should go towards social and community-based programs, but not all of it.
@9SP9YT9Republican9mos9MO
Funding needs to be geared towards properly training police officers on how to handle every type of situation with understanding of what is happening and realizing the difference between a mental health crisis and a violent offender. Oftentimes mental health crisis are not handle appropriately and are escalated by improper understanding of the situation.
@9SMR4SBRepublican9mos9MO
I'm personally in favor of defunding the police, but feel that where the money should go is best left decided at the local / municipal level.
@9SKWS8GRepublican9mos9MO
Back the blue. Increased training and mentorship. Provide more interaction with community to educate on laws and ways to help with disparity
@9SK9NMQRepublican9mos9MO
We should increase funding and quality training for police and increase funding for social programs at the same time
@9SC3J89Republican9mos9MO
Both should be done increase funding for the police and increase funding for social/community based programs
@9S9HSV2Republican9mos9MO
I don't think police should exactly have a decrease in funding but, a background check; the unarmed responders for non-violent calls is a good idea.
@9S7BQR7Republican9mos9MO
I believe that Funding for police needs to be increase to give each individual officer better training as well as an annual refreshers on perishable skills such as basic medical skills, firearms, and deescalation techniques. I think that towns need to also redirect money from other departments for community and social based programs ask do believe them to be very important for young members of the community.
@9S6ZDVKRepublican9mos9MO
Yes, but don't defund the police. Increase the funding for services related to police so the police don't have to act as multiple people (A physiatrist, Doctor, therapist, etc)
@9RZC7N2Republican9mos9MO
I believe that police funding should be reduced in places where it is overly high as having more opportunities and community programs allows for a stronger community. This results in less crime solving the issue that over usage of police force does but in a healthier and in a better way
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