In the U.S. police budgets are set by elected officials at local and state levels. In 2020 elected officials in New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and Minneapolis approved plans to reduce police budgets in response to the nationwide protests following the killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. After the budget cuts many US cities saw a rise in crime, with murder rates up by double digits in many cities. In the last three months of 2020, homicides rose 32.2% in cities with a population of at least one million, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Quarterly…
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53% 不 |
28% 是的 |
45% 不 |
10% Yes, but only in response to extreme situations |
8% No, extreme situations should be handled by higher agencies with specialized training and equipment |
9% Yes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment |
1% No, and abolish the police |
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