“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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@8PHKCQJ4yrs4Y
Funding for social and community based programs should be taken off the workload for police and given their own budget to provide services needed.
@8Q2GXXR4yrs4Y
The number of cops who want that is staggering. Imagine if you spent 50% of your day responding to mentally ill people and therefore having no time to fight or stop major violent crimes like armed robberies, stabbings and shootings. The problem is we are also asking for bodycams and more training, and that requires more funding, which we don't have.
@B4GF4CS2wks2W
No, funding should social and community based programs should be done in coordination with police services.
@B45YJHPNew Democratic4wks4W
Yes, we should have other levels of response for non-violent or mental health situations. But we could also attempt better screening & training to police officers for these situations
@B29DVC33mos3MO
No, but it should be redirected internally within the police force to better education and community based tools
@9L7D6G41yr1Y
No, rather funding should increase to provide extensive training to ensure our current and future Police workers can handle their great responsibility in a safe manner for everyone, especially for their own safety.
@9F4FF8M2yrs2Y
Yes, but It differs based on the area. Keep funding the police but at a fair amount.
@8YVY7D53yrs3Y
Yes and the police need to be go through a screening process by professionals to see if they unfit for the job
@8YQC8J73yrs3Y
Invest more on community services
@8VTYQKF4yrs4Y
Yes, reduce some of the funding for local police (while ensuring hiring and training standards are significantly increased and includes reoccurring mental health training) and redirect the remaining funds towards both establishing new and enhancing existing social and community based programs.
@8VQJCVQ4yrs4Y
Both areas should receive more funding if available. Police are important, as well as social/community programs.
@8V7X4N74yrs4Y
No, increase funding for more training and implement heavier evaluations to reduce racism by police.
@8V6GFDM4yrs4Y
Some funds could be redirected to social services and mental wellness
@8T4S2VT4yrs4Y
There should be an increase in funding for social and community-based programs, but we also need to increase police training and have community-based programs work closely with the police departments.
@8SGX62V4yrs4Y
No, police departments should receive better training to handle non-violent situations with non-violence
@8SD9CD4New Democratic4yrs4Y
funding to be slightly reduced from police departments and re directed to other departments such as education
@8RN2J6G4yrs4Y
Some funding should be redirected to social and community based programs, but you can't abolish the police.
@8QRNKHZConservative4yrs4Y
No, this might be the stupidest question of all time
Yes, provide more funds to social and community based responders. Yet, maintain a minimum amount of strength of police within our local communities
@8PWB3F8New Democratic4yrs4Y
Reallocate some funds from policing to invest in social workers, crisis intervention workers, etc. Still need police for addressing active threats of violence.
@9C4WP962yrs2Y
The funding should be split,
@9BP5HVQ2yrs2Y
I think time and dollars should be committed to trying to eliminate as many issues as possible before it becomes a police issue but I taking funds from the police right away wouldn't help anyone until those are established.
@99M2LRW2yrs2Y
No, funding for those programs should be separate, it makes no sense to rob Peter to pay Paul
@993FHHL2yrs2Y
The police system was made to keep the city safe from criminals and other harmful things. However, many police officers are abusing their rights, for example, Shooting innocent people. Such as kids, elders. I think we should still fund the police, however it should come with strict rules and regulations, and any fail to obey these rules, deserve a consequence
@8SD9G5B4yrs4Y
No, but redirect the current funding from equipment to training and teaching
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