“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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@9T3YWJJ7mos7MO
There is a fine balance between police funding and community programs. There should be more training for police officers, and they do need to have firearms for viloent encounters. However, guns should NOT be the first choice for an officer unless provoked by another gun. There should also be more funding and support for community based programs, and there should be more accesibility to them.
@9NKWLDM11mos11MO
No, but leave the budget for the police intact and draw funding from different parts of the city's budget
@9K4LLL8Conservative1yr1Y
not all but some of the funding should go to social and community programs to understand safety and rights protection.
I believe that police should be funded into training- allowing police to learn asl and educated more on citizens needs are a must into becoming a policeman.
@9JTV6YY1yr1Y
No, increase funding for the training of police departments and community programs to create a more positive relationship between the police and the public.
@95BRPDN3yrs3Y
While some funding should be redirected to social and community based programs, efforts should go into the retraining of police and advocacy for non-confrontational and non-violent calls.
@956JQQ3Conservative3yrs3Y
Leave Funding as it is but change how the police system works and how they are trained.
No. A balance between funding both police services and social/community based programs should be pursued and implemented.
@8VST53W4yrs4Y
Yes, some funds should be redirected, but some funds should be used for better conflict management and de-escalation training
@8VPTZYGNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Relocate partial funding towards unarmed community responders such as social workers and clinicians
@8VLHD974yrs4Y
no, but we should be using these funds to abolish racism and other hate crimes done by police officers.
@8VD2H4RNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Funding for both would be the best and if it was the local police departments spear heading the social and community based programs it would be much better for bonding purposes as well.
@8T9RJZT4yrs4Y
Not redirected but alongside.
@8R6WMH2New Democratic4yrs4Y
No, increase funding and training for police departments to integrate social and community based programs into policing.
@9C7LM9S2yrs2Y
Yes, and make police training longer and racism \ mental health based.
@98F3SC52yrs2Y
Funding within the police department should remain, but use funding to educate and properly train officers to be better equipped in all situations, this includes; those with mental illnesses, disabilities and other means of intervention that is not physical.
@8VNXYZQ4yrs4Y
Fund both, you can't solve all problems with fist or words in a complex diverse society
@8VD6CX44yrs4Y
Provide funding for local law enforcement departments to spearhead social- and community-based programs
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