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The police isn't actually getting defunded, most of the US is increasing policing budgets. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cities-reverse-defunding-the-police-ami

• uejfiweun 5y ago
  Perhaps "defunded" is not the right word, as it will require a lot of funding to implement these systems. Maybe "destaffed". My understanding is that a lot of departments are facing major hiring and retention issues.
  • diob 5y ago
    I wouldn't be surprised if when you look into it, that's propaganda. It's very similar to the defunding claims.
    • yardie 5y ago
      Most of the retention issues is about retirement. The generation of Boomers are retiring or retiring early. Many civil jobs you can retire at age 55 or 20 years of service. So you have a very large generation of boomers hitting retirement age and a much smaller subsequent generations to fill those open positions.
      • meatsauce 5y ago
        Not everyone who is older than you is a boomer.
      • deleted 5y ago
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  • yardie 5y ago
    Isn't everyone facing major hiring and retention issues? And haven't the police been funded enough? We've had police reform bill after police reform bill since the 90s LA Riots and possibly before and it always comes with more funding. It rarely makes things better for the populace. Police departments prefer to spend it on new toys rather than community policing or any sort of reform.
    • meatsauce 5y ago
• meatsauce 5y ago
  NYC had 1 billion erased from its budget. Yes, police were getting defunded.