“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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@B323CG42mos2MO
Yes, partially, the police still need some level of funding but funding other social and community based programs would ease some of the burdens and minimize incidents of police violence and abuse of power
@B2VP4JZ2mos2MO
funding should not be redirected, but there should be more funding available for social and community based programs on top of police budget
@9PDK76PConservative10mos10MO
No, Evaluating the current funding allocations, exploring ways to enhance community-oriented policing and collaborating with stakeholders to find solutions that promote both safety and social equity
@9F8XJM82yrs2Y
Police officers become trained to respond to non-violent issues better
@96NQ9L62yrs2Y
yes, but not fully because there is more then just non violent/ dangeris criminals
@92RGJ4Z3yrs3Y
No, but funding needs to be directed to another arm to help respond to mental and low-level community issues
@8YZ8QLB3yrs3Y
Yes and no, I agree with both options since both the police and social and community services also need funding.
Police should have better training and they should learn how to handle situations with as little violence possible maybe even without weapons (depends on the circumstance).
@8XNY52L3yrs3Y
If a police does something wrong, such as murder (unless needed to save their life) or theft, they should be put in jail. If murder because of taking advantage of their power and a person, should get life in jail or atleast 20-50 years with no bail option.
@8TGF9LJ4yrs4Y
Not all funding, but probably some.
@8S98NR64yrs4Y
Yes, introduce co-op programs in which mental health professionals work alongside plain clothed police officers.
@8RQSCN54yrs4Y
Improve mental health training for police officers.
They should be training the cops better cops are (pussies who need a gun to feel safe)
@8PV79T94yrs4Y
Pivot funding towards training towards problem-solving training and similar things.
@8PV52KR4yrs4Y
Funding shouldn't be cut but there should be a lot more social community based programs
@8PQ96CV4yrs4Y
Should partially redirect funding for preventative and mental health issues.
@8PMZB4Z4yrs4Y
General funding should be half to the community programs and half to the police
@9CX6JT92yrs2Y
Yes, and most move partial funding to auxiliary teams with specialized skills who would be accompanied by police on call.
Some police funding, especially for paramilitary equipment, should be redirected to social and community programs, along with better education for first responders and additional alternatives to jail for non-violent or ill people (e.g. drunk, overdosed, psychological distress, etc)
@9BBDR3X2yrs2Y
Some funding should be redirected to social and community based programs and police should be replaced with mental-health professionals for mental-health related calls, but not all funding.
@99KLG4D2yrs2Y
The funding should be shared.
@97C25TL2yrs2Y
No but small reduction of funding to restructure police systems doesn’t hurt
No, increase funding that specifically goes towards no violent training methods
No, redirect funding for intensive and proper training.
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