“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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@B4KXH4L1wk1W
Yes - redirect significant funds to community responders instead of police (majority); & regular vetting of structure, climate, and behavioural operations to determine if police remain in the job or let go.
@B4HXDJG1wk1W
Yes to some extent but ensuring police receiving enough funding to be able to properly and safely do their jobs
@9ZRQ8ZP5mos5MO
No, but the money going to the police should be used to implement strict vetting, in-depth training, and education on handling mental health crises. Hold the police accountable.
@9ZP38BG5mos5MO
Police should still have funding for things they need, but non violent crimes should be redirected to community programs
@9RDGMWS9mos9MO
Increase training, such as communication skills, for police departments and provide items to keep their body protected, but do not harm other individuals
@9RCBWG69mos9MO
No, increase funding to social and community based programs, adjust police funding afterwards dependent on the impact of demand for policing.
@9QCX5SKNew Democratic10mos10MO
Police and these programs should both be funded, if this comes out of local police budget that’s fine by me
@9GVZB4J1yr1Y
Yes, but not all. A review of how funding into policing is important, as their are certain calls that a social worker or other services would be better equipped for.
@9CLDY2C2yrs2Y
Increase funding for both. With funding for police being used for community based training
SOME funding should be redirected as described, not most nor all
@927SZTY3yrs3Y
fund less for police but still enough and the rest to social and community based programs
@927SJ4X3yrs3Y
Social services should become more prominent, but shouldn't overpower the police
@8XRZK4J3yrs3Y
The first step is to increase funding to social programs, mental health and addictions and restorative programs. When these begin to help the burden law enforcement are facing, budgets can then be looked at to be decreased.
@8VRYYWB4yrs4Y
Funding for police and social programs need to increase
@8VMFPYMNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Money needs to be allocating into better training, especially when it comes to mental health and learn non violent interventions
@8TRKXWY4yrs4Y
No, increase social and community based program funding, but not at the expense of local police funding.
@8S4YT9X4yrs4Y
Yes, and use their current funding to educate them on police brutality, and racism/ discrimination and have there bro more of a consequence when they're violating human rights.
@8PB95TZ4yrs4Y
Funding should be redistributed and hire more mental health workers
@998PFSR2yrs2Y
Leave the funding as it is
@98878LT2yrs2Y
No, policing should pay well so they attract the right people. Positive Community involvement should be a tremendous part of policing also.
Instead of buying military-grade weapons and vehicles I believe that the funds of the police should be redirected to better training
Yes, but still keep the police as well as the social and community based programs
@8WF3Q3F4yrs4Y
No but have there be more training and undergoing consequences
@B4QZ5C620hrs20H
Make police, police. They have to many non police responsibilities. Have tried, non armed people with them for mental health or negotiating.
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