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With the decline in police funding, and a hesitancy for police to engage, citizens may have to find ways to protect and defend themselves.
by Overtonwindow 5y ago
With the decline in police funding, and a hesitancy for police to engage, citizens may have to find ways to protect and defend themselves.
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- roywiggins 5y agoWhat decline in police funding? There may be a decline in city budgets generally but police are not proportionally affected: "law enforcement spending as a share of general expenditures rose slightly to 13.7% from 13.6%, according to data compiled by Bloomberg CityLab" https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-city-budget-police-funding/ https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-city-budget-police-f...
- squidlogic 5y agoAccording to that article it sounds like yes, the average went up slightly, but that covers up the real story: some places have decreased funding and some have increased funding.
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- post_break 5y agoI mean ignoring everything you said right up to the end statement, that's always been the case since the police are under no obligation to protect you.
- alphabettsy 5y agoWhat decline in police funding?