“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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@95CHLHCLibertarian3yrs3Y
No, it shouldn't be redirected but just cut all together and replaced with private police.
@93NRKCFLibertarian3yrs3Y
No. I would first want more funding and training for police while also providing funding for social and community based programs. If within 5-10 years the social and community based programs are working to reduce crime, then we can dial back the funding and training for police.
@8Z3VKNPLibertarian3yrs3Y
I believe that we should give the police more but also give some for programs but majority police
@8VDKY7WLibertarian4yrs4Y
police should have access to more training and social workers and addiction counsellors should be on site if needed.
@8V99GTSLibertarian4yrs4Y
Take funding away from Fire Department
@8TYN53SLibertarian4yrs4Y
Let all Canadians have the right to conceal carry if they so choose.
@8TWPQJSLibertarian4yrs4Y
Completely abolish police
@8TCKT97Libertarian4yrs4Y
Police should be trained in the necessary fields, but certain issues need to be addressed by specialists (I.E phycologists, firemen).
@8R4ZV6DLibertarian4yrs4Y
Neither, reform is the best option.
@8R3SFYZLibertarian4yrs4Y
Funding for the police should be spent on better training for officers instead of more equipment
@8QTKBDLLibertarian4yrs4Y
The police need more funding and we need separate but additional funding for social/community based programs.
@8QTGVGYLibertarian4yrs4Y
Yes, they are underfunded already and increase their education program to four years.
@8NWJ3SPLibertarian4yrs4Y
Redirect police to focus on real crimes that impact persons & property. With less enforcement & funding for chasing down victimless or "crimes against society"
@8NW4XRPLibertarian4yrs4Y
Defund and privatize. Social programs should only exist privately.
@8JZWBZQLibertarian4yrs4Y
This question is too vague
This is a good idea, but we should not get rid of the police completely. We should be helping vulnerable people to not gravitate towards criminal activity in the first place and help them get support.
@8TJ6R6RLibertarian4yrs4Y
Decriminalize all drugs and allocate the drug enforcement funds to a drug rehabilitation unit
@8SYC5RWLibertarian4yrs4Y
I think we should just lessen police funding.
@7BMP7N54yrs4Y
No, but raise the standards of racial sensitive and education for police officers as a whole
@84N8BY45yrs5Y
No, but police training needs to improve to make deadly force a last resort.
@8GDCWLZ5yrs5Y
Yes, police should be community oriented and only respond to violent crimes.
@8GYCXW35yrs5Y
No, their funding should be lowered and taxes that support them should be lowered
@5GHSCDS5yrs5Y
Yes, but maintain enough funding for better training
@5GHSCDS5yrs5Y
Yes, but maintain some funding for better training
@84JHJXZ4yrs4Y
No, social and community-based programs should receive funding from individual citizens. Also, local police departments should reallocate funds for training instead of equipment.
No, the Federal Government shouldn't fund any of it. Personally: Eliminate the Patrol, Beat, Vice, and Car 87/Wellness Check cops.
Eliminate the Patrol, Beat, Vice, and Car 87/Wellness Check cops.
@7BW69RN4yrs4Y
Privatize police forces instead.
@2K396D25yrs5Y
Yes, and The Police should be absorbed into the Sheriff's department, as the Sheriff answers to the people.
@2K396D24yrs4Y
Yes, and The Police should be absorbed into the Sheriff's office, as the Sheriff answers to the people.
@55RTR4B5yrs5Y
No, direct police departments to operate social- & community-based programs
@8R6BDQ64yrs4Y
No, but policing needs reforms to reduce force usage and militarization.
@8R7N6V44yrs4Y
The militarization of the police needs to end. End qualified immunity and civil asset forfeiture.
@8RBFHYK4yrs4Y
@8RJ2TQK4yrs4Y
This is up to the local government and is not a federal issue
@2JKJDDZ4yrs4Y
Yes, but only for non criminal related matters like traffic violations and mental health services
@3JZS28T5yrs5Y
Regardless, all government bodies funded by theft should be abolished, including both police and social/community programs.
@593CCZ54yrs4Y
Until the war on drugs ends, police will be a military type force. They have been thrust into this role by government. We should end the war on drugs and then demilitarize the police forces, to have them return to their conducting themselves as they did in the past (protect/serve).
@2MSVHL24yrs4Y
We should have more privatized funding, local funding, stop militarizing the police. Get them better training and maybe even some mental help on staff.
@4N8THPV5yrs5Y
Yes, if that is what the community decides. End federal funding for local police departments.
@8XH4JKP3yrs3Y
Police should get better training rather than just using brute force. they should be better trained in dealing with situations and how to not let personal beliefs get in the way of their job.
@3YCKLNH4yrs4Y
Yes and reduce the duties of police to the smallest, most necessary subset of law enforcement.
@38LNC725yrs5Y
Police should be paid more and better trained AND there should be increased funding to social and community based programs to better deal with situations involving drugs, mental health, or other problems that don't require force/guns that police deploy.
@8ZP5XPN3yrs3Y
Funding should be moved away from militaristic deployment and towards training and education.
@2HN4HSX5yrs5Y
Transfer all funding and policing duties to the elected sheriff's department.
@5VW46HK4yrs4Y
Increase training for police departments, but also provide funding for social and community based programs.
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