“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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@B2SSCR33mos3MO
rather than take from the police abolish department waste and put more money into communities separately
@9T8FDXG7mos7MO
No. Keep police infrastructure and replace the quota system to reduce police incentive for violence. Officers should also be required to go through a screening, particularly violent individuals should not be allowed on the force.
@9M5MYJC12mos12MO
You need to spend money on police and social programs together, until the effects of supporting people have been able to reduce crime. Police should not be dealing with people who need need support, not force. Police also should not be as militarized as they are becoming.
I think there is a middle ground. Where funds toward police can be minimized but not removed entirely.
@9FF93ZP2yrs2Y
I feel like this is an area thing again. Places like Marlborough or Forest Lawn/Heights should get a more trained and faster responding police force, whereas safer communities don't need it as much.
@99MR6J32yrs2Y
No, provide them with additional funding and extensive screening and training programs. Then support that with social and community regimes.
@95D9LYK3yrs3Y
I believe that both are very important for different reasons. Funding for police departments for security to make sure everyone is safe. Social community programs for building a community
@95D8QLTNew Democratic3yrs3Y
Policing does not require all the money they have. Some departments can be defunded to allow for better training, better prisons, whatever they so choose it go for.
@93L5WD33yrs3Y
No, additional funding should be allocated to social and community based programs.
@8YX8XVZConservative3yrs3Y
I believe that the police still need funding in order to protect the people but the funding for social and community programs should be increased.
@8VTXT9F4yrs4Y
No, but we should increase spending on Social and Community based programs
@8VT96H34yrs4Y
A portion should be directed to community based programs, there is plenty of unnecessary spending within police departments.
@8VNNMCY4yrs4Y
No, but encourage and increase community based programs for non-violent calls.
@8VN22QD4yrs4Y
they should use the funding to start positive programs for at risk people to offer education that will help everyone be better people and support themselves / and or families on their own
@8VMMQSD4yrs4Y
No, spending on local departments should be reduced but money should not be redirected to just community based programs
@8VMC99FConservative4yrs4Y
We should increase training for police so they are more competent. There is a clear issue, but defunding will only make it worse.
@8VK6WC54yrs4Y
To a point, but there should also be an effort to improve the quality of policing so that instances of police brutality/misconduct are less common.
@8V67FN94yrs4Y
Some ammount of funding should be redirected to social and community based programs.
@8T9NK9D4yrs4Y
Not arbitrarily. A balance between police departments and social programs must be found. However, a highly capable and well trained police force with strong psychological and social components should be funded.
@8SX598Z4yrs4Y
I think that funding should go to local police departments and social and community based programs as they are bot beneficial to the inhabitants of that area
Yes, but only a small well calculated part of the budget that still ensures a strong local police department.
@8RFJ3724yrs4Y
Yes, but not entirely; the police service should be reformed so that lethality is used as a last-resort and more moral and safe policing methods can be the first line of defence.
@8RBC8Q34yrs4Y
No, increase funding to allow social worker support/training.
@8R2KC894yrs4Y
No, social community based programs are helpful, however money should not be taken from the police for them.
@8QRRQHG4yrs4Y
Input a more balanced budget for both programs.
@8QCFK434yrs4Y
@99HH6R5New Democratic2yrs2Y
No. Redistribute funding towards better training for police officers and stronger internal investigation units to prevent future incidents of violence against social minorities.
@99CW7D92yrs2Y
More money for policing, police training and more for social programming to help with substance abuse, living on the streets etc.
No, more effort should be put into creating a safe and understanding relationship between police and citizens, there should be more social outreach programs that have police interacting with higher crime rate communities in a positive manner.
@98T49KW2yrs2Y
Redirect funding to better suit the communities that are effected. Make better training for police in order to diffuse and better handle situations
@8ZNZPXW3yrs3Y
Let the criminals controll the police
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