“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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@B2LZCJT3mos3MO
The current police force is undereducated and quick to violence. Check the background and psych of the police officers in training and weave them out. Provide more education to the police officers.
@nt24216mos6MO
More mental health workers for non-violent calls (crisis teams/addictions outreach workers), but unsure about police funding. These workers should be able to take non-violent people to the psych ER without the person needing to go in the back of the police car.
@9FF3JDK2yrs2Y
No, more funding should be invested to reform the structure and become more community-oriented.
@964XZRFConservative3yrs3Y
yes, but in small amounts over time
@92WJS3W3yrs3Y
For every $ given to police equal to the social and health - and they should cooperate in there shared role to take care of citizens
@92GRS2N3yrs3Y
We need to strike the balance between community based responders and police training
@8YBWX423yrs3Y
Provide police with funding to deal with social issues
@8XZYC7Y3yrs3Y
Yes, but let the provinces decide how to enforce these community programs. The more people are allowed to engage in their own government the more self governance and thus the more freedom we have
@8VV6PWGNew Democratic4yrs4Y
The police should still be funded but there should be room to fund social and community based programs for non violent calls
@8VRJ54V4yrs4Y
No, but ensure funding for additional social and community programs
I think the funding could be lowered and put towards community and social based groups but the police should still be funded.
@8VKQFP74yrs4Y
Funding should be directed to both policing and community
@8VGLNYX4yrs4Y
No, increase funding and training for police departments and community-based responders for non-violent calls in higher crime rate communities
@8V5GZTL4yrs4Y
No, It should be primarily focused on the screening of potential officers backgrounds, training, psychological tests, etc...
@8V2T4LC4yrs4Y
Yes, increase funding for other services so that police don't have to respond all the time
Not entirely, but some of it should be diverted to those programs.
@8TWGJ4BNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, part of police funding should be allocated to social & community based programs based on regional requirements, supervised by non-police leadership.
@8TW48D74yrs4Y
Yes, but also increase training and regular internal investigations into departments
@8TBPL9L4yrs4Y
Funding should go to mandatory training and a degree in order to be an officer, or else go towards social services that will aid the community and decrease crime rates through aiding citizens
@8T9ZZM24yrs4Y
Neither. Just keep the police doing what they do, but don't increase funding.
@8RBJRJW4yrs4Y
they have what they need.
@8Q8VD7N4yrs4Y
I think we have to make the laws for police officers more strict
Funding should be 50/50 between local police departments and social/community based programs
maybe part of the funds, but we still need the police force
@8ZHLLS73yrs3Y
No, give funds to other things like UNIVERSITY TUITION CAPS PLS
@97NRTW82yrs2Y
Increase funding and training for police departments. Have social programs in place that are catered specifically towards areas that need or want them.
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