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The idea of “defunding the police“ is to re-allocate funds towards services that are better aligned with the problems at hand in a given community. Take drug a
by deeblering4 6y ago
The idea of “defunding the police“ is to re-allocate funds towards services that are better aligned with the problems at hand in a given community.
Take drug addiction as an example — Instead of funding more jails and more officers, “defunding” would allocate that money towards addiction specialists, rehabilitation facilities and programs to help people recover, get jobs, and rebuild their lives.
In other words: A shift towards funding preventative care more, and reactive use of force less.
It doesn't mean the police go away entirely.
- andonisus 6y agoSo say that. No part of the phrase "defund the police" indicates any part of this re-allocation that you describe. Regardless, you still will need a police force. There has to be some entity of the government which enforces the rule of law. Look at what happened when the police abandoned their posts in during the Rodney King riots. Additionally, what about homicide and detective units; we should probably keep those positions, right? The problem with this slogan is I have no idea what it is actually proposing except for the literally dismantling of the police force as we know it.
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