“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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I believe there should be an even split of funding for both police departments and social community based programs, as you could still keep the communities safe when necessary but not always responding armed authority.
@8VK3CFK4yrs4Y
The justice system needs to be overhauled to better suit the values of our society of today for all people. There needs to be a partnership between police and social resources to address the calls coming in and resolve them safely.
I think we need police, but we should add funding towards proper mental health training
@8P6BRS84yrs4Y
some of the money should be allocated to social workers who go along with the police to issues like domestic abuse
@9BC9VXN2yrs2Y
Yes, but the social programs should be to prevent future crimes, not training civilians to stop them as they are occurring.
@99QW4W62yrs2Y
both recieve more funding.
@98RK2XD2yrs2Y
More funding for social and community based programs while supporting local police
@98DX84D2yrs2Y
I'm neutral because I don't understand what it means.
@5GHSCDS5yrs5Y
Yes, but maintain enough funding for better training
@52P5M5S5yrs5Y
In theory this could work, however I'm more in favor of and increase in funding and better training. In some scenarios the police force may be too corrupt and may need to be completely disbanded and rebuilt.
@3KV25CY4yrs4Y
Yes: somewhat but obviously not entirely. Police are overfunded, but are essential to a functioning human society.
@5GHSCDS5yrs5Y
Yes, but maintain some funding for better training
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