“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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@8YWHYGD3yrs3Y
No, keep current funding, but make sure the funding does not go towards militarizing the police.
@35W6RJ23yrs3Y
The police system must be reformed and have subdivisions that deal in community and social based issues.
@76V6JS33yrs3Y
Yes, some funds should re redirected, the police departments shouldn't be asked to deal with all social ills.
@8VPPBXM3yrs3Y
I believe that the police do good work, however it has been corrupted by racist and homophobic, biest policemen that are causing more harm than good, so that needs to be addressed first.
@8YFCZ4T3yrs3Y
Yes, but funding for police departments should not be cut entirely
@8X8TPKQ3yrs3Y
Yes, and increase funding for different and new emergency response systems.
@3G3PDRM4yrs4Y
Increase funding for high crime rates, have community based responders, have more social workers
@8PCFZTQ4yrs4Y
Neither, completely abolish the system.
@3MB97K64yrs4Y
Fund the police but increase funding for social workers and utilize community responders for most calls
@85QWNPG3yrs3Y
No, the problem of US police force is not the amount of investment but rather the unfair encentives for stops, searches and jailings, private prisons and lack of training of which can all be fixed by both more oversight, accountability and a balance of the spending in current budgetary finances.
@8KRQRTQ4yrs4Y
I think we nee police reform.
@8P9CLBG4yrs4Y
Only take so much of the money from the police. They still need a pay check.
@8QVKJQM4yrs4Y
Yes, but the police should not be abolished.
@8THH6VK4yrs4Y
Yes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls/emergencies, and abolish the police.
@8W9KX2R3yrs3Y
I think we need to train to understand people and increase them where they are needed most in certain parts of the U.S
@8X9RK3W3yrs3Y
social programs should receive increased funding but police departments should also be given more training
