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What reductions in police? Basically no location has actually defunded their police depts, despite all the talk.
by advisedwang 5y ago
What reductions in police? Basically no location has actually defunded their police depts, despite all the talk.
- starik36 5y agoTrue, but lots of police have moved departments to safer places, e.g. suburbs.
- bpodgursky 5y agoI live in Seattle, and I can assure you that the SPD is basically useless now. Whether or not it was "defunded", there were budget cuts and enough restrictions added that the PD essentially doesn't respond to calls unless someone is being actively and indisputably murdered.
- beerandt 5y agoDepartment policies have caused a surge in resignations and early retirements, with no supply of new recruits eager to step up. In sense, the movement was successful because it reduced the number of police on the street. OTOH, those places are having to increase their police budgets and raise salaries to replace officers who have left.
- sbierwagen 5y agoSeattle cut police funding by 17%: https://mynorthwest.com/2339588/seattle-final-2021-budget-summary/ https://mynorthwest.com/2339588/seattle-final-2021-budget-su... 180 police officers quit in 2020, 66 officers as of April 28th: https://apnews.com/article/seattle-police-government-and-politics-e0ce15086d8bf06502659386148d94fa https://apnews.com/article/seattle-police-government-and-pol...