“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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@B2VBCWQ2mos2MO
While I believe in supporting police departments for public safety, there is also a need to invest in social programs like mental health services, education, and community outreach, which can help address root causes of crime.
@B29PP763mos3MO
Funding should be prioritzed. Police are necessary, but there are ways that police do not have to be funded as armed enforcement. Police should also invuce unarmed community based responders. Basically, we need to reform how policing exists.
@9GCRRCD1yr1Y
There should be an equal amount of funding for local police departments and social and community based programs.
@9649BMNNew Democratic3yrs3Y
Put more funding into mental health training and racial bias training for police
@922RFZN3yrs3Y
I think that hey should have equal spending.
@8ZV8KG53yrs3Y
I think that there should be more funding for the police department but there should also be more funding for places such as drug awareness centres, womens centres etc.
@8ZV8J2T3yrs3Y
There should be money for the local police departments but also should put money in community based programs.
both should be equally funded and supported.
@8VTNBS24yrs4Y
we should try and increase both
Just increase spending on the social programs relatively .
@8TYS2BS4yrs4Y
No, but reallocate some funding to augment their teams for mental health or other situations.
@8TVGH7L4yrs4Y
In certain jurisdictions and depending on circumstances
@8QXR442New Democratic4yrs4Y
I feel that having social programs and mental health professionals for those type of calls could also be beneficial but we shouldn't abolish the police
@8QG3LVN4yrs4Y
Yes, unarmed community responders, trained social workers, alongside police.
@99RY9Y72yrs2Y
The funding should be spent on reforming the police and better, non-violent training
@98W9FJC2yrs2Y
Partially, police officers should also have with them trained officers in psychology OR train all officers in psychology and how to handle situations better
@98RK2XD2yrs2Y
More funding for social and community based programs while supporting local police
@96T7RPT2yrs2Y
there should be a mixture of police and unarmed community based responders.
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