“Defund the police” is a slogan that supports divesting funds from police departments and reallocating them to non-policing forms of public safety and community support, such as social services, youth services, housing, education, healthcare and other community resources.
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@8C8JYY85yrs5Y
No but police need specialized training in mental health and more training in non-leathal force
@B4KQSJJ1wk1W
Do not defund the police, as every community needs law enforcement. Unthinkable crimes can occur regardless of available resources. If someone is intent on committing a crime, they will do so, regardless of the support they receive early on. While it is important to invest in community safety programs to foster a secure environment, police remain essential for when things go wrong. Unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world.
@9JS8GNH1yr1Y
The police get paid for risking their lives in what they do. it doesn't make sense to take money away that they're getting for some other reasons.
@93GL8JK3yrs3Y
we need to increase funding in social departments to help support the police, and policing needs to be more specific based for each community they are in.
@8VPX52R4yrs4Y
No, increase funding and training for police in higher crime rate communities and increase the number of unarmed community-based responders for non-violent calls.
@8VM84RF4yrs4Y
Yes and no, split it half and half
@8VJQWLF4yrs4Y
No, fund additional social and community-based programs and leave current police budgets untouched
@8V93PP54yrs4Y
No, increase funding for social programs
@8V52FCL4yrs4Y
Increase funding for both olive and social programs
@8SDHNC64yrs4Y
Yes, replace police with stand your ground laws
@8QTPXSR4yrs4Y
Yes, but increase training for all police departments
@8QQZF7C4yrs4Y
Depends, the police need to be better trained, and taken care of to prevent unlawful acts
@8PYQPWZConservative4yrs4Y
Hold officers accountable for their actions
@8PK9JTC4yrs4Y
No, work for police reform
@9C5Q4RV2yrs2Y
This should not be an either-or proposition. Both should receive funding and collaborate.
@9C577CK2yrs2Y
No, both should be funded and it shouldn't be an either/or redirection of funds.
@99427N82yrs2Y
rework the police system
@98YDF852yrs2Y
I think that the funding should be distributed between the police force along with social/community based programs. We should develope an approach to best fit the different needs of the various communities.
@98YCJLM2yrs2Y
funding for local police departments should be expanded and make for a better force
@96VPR232yrs2Y
Police department should be more diversified.
A police office is trained as such but also...in the mental health department. So this particular police person or persons have training and education in mental illnesses.
Maybe target people in school to be therapists or drug and alcohol councilors and entice them to be police officers instead and create a department for them to have practical police training alongside their other credentials
@8VNYNG44yrs4Y
Police funding should be based on area crime rates. Areas with low crimes rates. Low funding. High crime rates. Higher funding.
@8FFTFFS5yrs5Y
Yes, at least some of the funding.
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