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Police Save Black Lives
I have been a bit concerned about the latest idea of defunding the police in the US.
Straight out its a very bad idea I will explain:
I have compared figures from South Africa (SA) and the United States(US) firstly because I live in SA and both have a history of racial conflict.
In SA there has been a defunding of the police as well as affirmative action.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/murder-rate-by-country/
murders per 100,000 people.
US 5.35
SA 33.97
Police killings per 10 million people
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers_by_country
US 46.6
SA 76.9
The figures speak for themselves but the message is look after your police, pay them well and train them and you will save lives.
- moksly 6y agohttps://i.imgur.com/WknEZ7m.gifv https://i.imgur.com/WknEZ7m.gifv
- viraptor 6y agoCurrently police has funds for surplus military equipment. (https://www.stripes.com/how-and-why-local-police-departments-get-military-surplus-equipment-1.299570 https://www.stripes.com/how-and-why-local-police-departments...) Therefore, they have funds for serious training. If it's not used in better ways, it can be at least taken away.
- peter_retief 6y agoCivilian law enforcement is different to military action. Police training is also complex and needs legal as well as weapons training.
- davmar 6y agoI think you could use some more information on what people mean when they talk about defunding police. Here's an easy-to-read FAQ: https://www.instagram.com/p/CA59D-eFTzE/?fbclid=IwAR3RbTvBSb1PtF-xi_x5stYCYi74kHYGt5sgggibl5a2M4jwZlLossns-ww https://www.instagram.com/p/CA59D-eFTzE/?fbclid=IwAR3RbTvBSb...