“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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@8WGGKWWConservative4yrs4Y
they should be better trained to defuse conflict
@8VVYVGC4yrs4Y
Keep the police but have enough extra funding for social/community programs.
@8VVD7Z44yrs4Y
Both are important. High crime, need police. But social and community based programs will help reduce this crime one day to help reduce costs to police funding.
@8VRLP6V4yrs4Y
No, eliminate certain things as being illegal and focus on real crime.
@8VJK386Conservative4yrs4Y
No, but create a program where it involves more mental health awareness
@8VHL7354yrs4Y
Culture of policing needs to change to engagement conmunity policing. Trend Turning police into militaristic organisations and finding same should stop
@8VG95MN4yrs4Y
It depends what program.
I believe the police are an important staple in community safety, however i believe that SOME of their funding should be funneled into social and community initiatives.
@8V5NR8W4yrs4Y
Increase money for social programs but don’t take money from police
@8TYML9R4yrs4Y
@8TP46Z34yrs4Y
Yes, I also think more money should be spent on training for the local police departments. Money should also be redirected to providing more psychological testing on officers.
@8TGSHWT4yrs4Y
More funding should be allocated do proper mental health support can be used but not all finding
@8T8KRQF4yrs4Y
Train police officers how to effectively handle mental health situations.
Some funding should be directed, the police is still important. Racial bias and addiction info should be included in police training.
@8PJHVBZNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Mental health should get some of the funding from police, the more people who get rehabilitated, the better off the police will be, less mental health calls to help keep them safe as well.
@8VLPZRF4yrs4Y
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