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It does seem weird that if I just want a report for insurance purposes, that the people that get sent out to help me get that paperwork carry guns. Edit: What'
by elicash 6y ago
It does seem weird that if I just want a report for insurance purposes, that the people that get sent out to help me get that paperwork carry guns.
Edit: What's nice about cops versus, for instance, the Department of Motor Vehicles is that police make home visits. Maybe some of the boring stuff could be done by non-violent agencies that make home visits, like child protective services.
- throwaway894345 6y agoSeems like it would make more sense to change that aspect of the system rather than to defund the police altogether, no?
- elicash 6y agoNot sure if you read the article, but different people mean different things by "defund the police." One thing that's obvious is that pretty much every police department is going to have some amount of defunding, due to state and local budget problems that are expected to arise due to decreased tax revenue. My concern is that not enough leaders will try to reimagine what gets built in its place, given those budget constraints. Not to say there isn't any consideration. Some people say that poverty, mental health issues or lack of quality education is a driver of crime and that we need to divert resources. Others, people like me, want to experiment to replace some of the things police do, study it, follow the evidence and maybe eventually build something entirely different. What I love about this debate is it's causing people to think about, often for the first time, why we've set it up this way.