“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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@B36RD532mos2MO
it depends on what programs they are being funded for because the police should also recieve some funds for the protection they prodive aswell
@B36R5TY2mos2MO
I personally think that there should be a balance, funding towards law enforcement in society is crucial, therefore the funds necessary to maintain law enforcement should remain dedicated to this cause. Funding for community based programs should not be taken out of law enforcement funding.
@8VW89C9New Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, but add social education programs to help them better navigate difficult interactions without resorting to physical restraint/ means unless absolutely necessary.
@8VN2GY9New Democratic4yrs4Y
There should be more police training around social issues and more money to put into social programs but our police force is still need the funding at this time.
@8VJRGNS4yrs4Y
No, we need to fund both
@8VJ687M4yrs4Y
No use that money and more to add more training
They should increase education requirements for police and have more vetting of them as well as increase funding for community programs
@8TVXPCW4yrs4Y
There can be some reductions but as long as we are a neighbour of the USA we need an armed police force.
@8THZ7QTNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Some funding should be redirected but the police are still important.
The funding rather should be reduced, so that way both the police still have funding and community programs still have support too.
@8TCWGXQ4yrs4Y
Decrease funding but dont redirect all the money to social and community based programs.
@8S6S3V84yrs4Y
No but the police should be provincial
@99PNYRM2yrs2Y
No, but there needs to be more funding for social and community based programs
@99PMZC6Conservative2yrs2Y
You can't defund the police, they do need better training and also need to be a assisted by a social worker or councillor to calls with mental health issues, domestic abuse cases. Just like when a child is involved child services are involved.
@B36RQXT2mos2MO
considering Alberta's policing systems aren't the greatest I feel like its not horrible where its at now but we could draw funding from lots of un-needed things that cost us a lot.
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