“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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While social based programs should be prioritized, local police departments funding shouldn't be completely redirected.
@9QQXRDV10mos10MO
Only redirect some funding for local police departments to social and community based programs. Provide more funding in areas currently dealing with severely high crime rates.
@9QQVM6K10mos10MO
I think both the police and social/community based programs are important, so funding should be increased for both fairly and evenly to support our communities.
@9QQT33810mos10MO
I don't think it should be redirected, just more evenly distributed to what each party actually needs.
@8R58JVK4yrs4Y
No. There is no other institution within our Country that has some visible flaws that we would say should have funding stripped. Stripping funding will no eliminate the flaws, it will enhance them.
@8QZS5YZ4yrs4Y
Remove some funding from police, put it back into communities. I wouldn’t say replace all police but definitely agree w having an unarmed person responding to non violent calls
@93RSK3W3yrs3Y
use some of the funding if there's too much
@93R9GJV3yrs3Y
Yes, while in the meantime working to fix the corrupt system that is the police.
@937T8T83yrs3Y
Increase funding for mental health supports
@92NGGN23yrs3Y
We should fund both equally in my opinion.
@8VV3BLT4yrs4Y
Social and community based programs definitely need an overhaul and upgrade. If officers who have committed crimes were no longer suspended 'with pay', the funding could go towards our communities.
@8VTHFRVNew Democratic4yrs4Y
No, make stricter guidelines on how cops should act
@8VR36ZS4yrs4Y
We still need police officers in the world no matter how hard we try and push them away. We just need a stronger approach on who to hire and training specific to understand their job and what they can and can’t do. Just because you have a badge doesn’t mean you win.
@8VH8FBHConservative4yrs4Y
No, not redirected. Funding should be provisioned and allocated to both police and social/community based programs to better prepare each party for issues that arise.
@8VC7N6SConservative4yrs4Y
Deparmentalize the roles of "police" and improve the reporting infrastructure to properly respond to issue at hand
@8VB3475New Democratic4yrs4Y
No but provide more mandatory training
@8TS4WKV4yrs4Y
Continue to fund the police and add community support funding for youth and dealing with specialized services.
@8TJCPQL4yrs4Y
I do not think that the funding should be completely redirected but I do feel there should be more funding for social and community based programs.
@8TJ49CY4yrs4Y
I think it should be evenly distrubuted
@8TJ44TP4yrs4Y
Some funding should be directed to social and community based programs.
@8RJG4WM4yrs4Y
Yes and No add more support for people abused but do not defund the police.
@8QHYNW94yrs4Y
No, but only if the funding is needed to keep a police department.
@8PK8M6C4yrs4Y
Have a special role in policing for officers with a health care background.
I think it should be cut but not drastically, the amount of funding for police departments and social programs should be similar
@9CN6GGV2yrs2Y
Increased, but money should also be used to redirected to social and community based programs
@9CMT6GH2yrs2Y
Yes, however only partially
@9CMP4L22yrs2Y
Yes, it should be decreased but not all of it should be redirected.
@9CML6JN2yrs2Y
Don't remove police but move some funding to Social and community based programs, while also putting police in more crime heavy areas
Yes partially and collaborate with local programs and police departments
@98RBBP52yrs2Y
In addition to the police force, we need reallocation of funds to ensure the police have only required resources, and other funds are provided to unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls.
@98Q2HH42yrs2Y
More money should be diverted to comunnity programs
do not replace police but have the option to call unarmed respinders for non- violent calls
@98PL3W42yrs2Y
We need to have both, safe unarmed police in the community and police for bigger, dangerous issues.
@8SLWDF94yrs4Y
yes, but still continue funding the police but with reduced amount of money
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