“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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@3GZTJR24yrs4Y
@4NJR28J4yrs4Y
No, funding shouldn't be "redirected" or "defunded" away from the police. But reform does need to happen to educate officers on what measures should be appropriate for each specific scenario, hold officers accountable for their actions, and abolish policies intrusive to people and their property, namely, no knock warrants.
@52P5M5S4yrs4Y
In theory this could work, however I'm more in favor of and increase in funding and better training. In some scenarios the police force may be too corrupt and may need to be completely disbanded and rebuilt.
@35W6RJ23yrs3Y
The police system must be reformed and have subdivisions that deal in community and social based issues.
@4XD28G74yrs4Y
Yes, wherever possible police should be replaced with unarmed community based first responders better equipped to deal with non violent calls. However, police should also have increases funding for better training.
@BestPoliticsIN4yrs4Y
No, but stop police from acting in victimless and nonviolent situations
@68QRLZT4yrs4Y
No, we should increase funding for both local police departments and social and community based programs
@7C2LD624yrs4Y
Yes, and replace police with local militia and neighborhood watches.
@7ZSCDK44yrs4Y
No, but reform police academies to be more rigorous in their selection process and focus more on de-escalation and nonviolent tactics.
@87W9GJ44yrs4Y
Increase funding for police training everywhere along with social and community based program.
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, but direct a portion of funding towards forming a partnership with local, community based mental health professionals to provide ongoing de-escalation training classes for police
@86N5Z354yrs4Y
Yes, preferably healthcare or education.
@86N5Z354yrs4Y
Yes, preferably to healthcare or education.
@86N5Z354yrs4Y
Do what is needed. If we need more funding, increase but if we are overfunded, relocate funds to other social programs such as schools, housing, or healthcare.
@842VWLK2yrs2Y
yes, but only if there is still enough funding to police departments that they can still sustain themselves.
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, but direct a portion of funding towards a partnership with local, community based mental health professionals to provide mandatory, ongoing de-escalation training classes for police
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, but direct a portion of funding towards a partnership with local, community based mental health professionals to provide ongoing de-escalation training classes for police
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, but direct a portion of funding towards forming a partnership with local mental health professionals to provide ongoing de-escalation training for police which is based on the economic and social conditions of the community
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but increase funding for and make mandatory ongoing, situational de-escalation training for police that is conducted by community based mental health professionals
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but require and increase funding for ongoing, situational de-escalation training that is conducted by community based mental health professionals
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but increase funding for mandatory, ongoing, situational de-escalation training that is conducted by community based mental health professionals
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, establish and fund mandatory, ongoing, situational de-escalation training for police that is conducted by community based mental health professionals
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but there should be mandatory and ongoing de-escalation training for police conducted in partnership with local mental health professionals
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, redirect some funding towards working with local mental health professionals and community based social agencies for non-violent situations, and increase de-escalation training for police in urban areas
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but funding should be provided for mandatory and ongoing de-escalation group training classes conducted by local mental health professionals for police
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but direct some funding towards a partnership with community based mental health professionals to conduct mandatory and ongoing de-escalation group training classes for police
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but there should be mandatory and ongoing de-escalation group training for police conducted by local mental health professionals
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but direct a portion of funding towards a partnership with community based mental health professionals to conduct mandatory and ongoing de-escalation training classes for police
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, redirect some funding to local mental health professionals in order to provide and conduct mandatory, ongoing group de-escalation training classes for police
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but fund local mental health professionals to conduct mandatory and ongoing group de-escalation training classes for police
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
Yes, redirect a portion of funding towards forming a partnership with local, community based mental health professionals. These professionals should conduct mandatory and ongoing de-escalation training classes for police
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
Yes, redirect a portion of funding towards forming a partnership with local mental health professionals, who will conduct mandatory and ongoing de-escalation training classes for police
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, redirect some funding to community based social workers for response to non-violent calls, but also increase de-escalation training for officers in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities and also increase funding for the use of unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls. Ensure that such responders are accompanied by a single police officer for protection
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities. Increase the use of unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls but have them accompanied by a police officer for protection
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities but also increase funding for the use of unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls. Ensure that such responders are accompanied by a single police officer for protection
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, redirect some funding to community based social workers for responding to non-violent calls, but also send along a police officer in case the situation turns violent and increase de-escalation training for officers in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls but send along a police officer for protection in case the situation escalates into violent behavior.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, redirect some funding to community based responders for non-violent calls but also increase de-escalation training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Funding should be divided between utilizing unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls and increasing de-escalation training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, redirect some funding towards utilizing unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls but also increase de-escalation training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, some funding should be redirected towards utilization of unarmed community responders for non-violent calls but also increase de-escalation training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, some funding should be redirected towards utilizing unarmed community responders for non-violent calls, but also increase de-escalation training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, redirect some funding to unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls, but also increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, redirect some funding to unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, redirect some funds in the local police department budget to unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls
@7PTCG385yrs5Y
No, increase funding and required time for deescalation training in all metropolitan police departments.
@7PTCG385yrs5Y
No, increase deescalation training for police.
@7PTCG385yrs5Y
No, increase deescalation training for the police.
@7PTCG385yrs5Y
No, require increased deescalation training for the police.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but increase de-escalation training for police in handling non-violent situations in higher crime communities
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, increase funding to require ongoing, mandatory de-escalation training for police departments in urban areas
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, redirect some funding towards the utilization of community based responders for non-violent calls. A police officer should accompany these individuals for added protection in case the situation escalates
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, increase funding and situational de-escalation training for police departments located in urban areas and higher crime rate communities
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, redirect some funding towards partnering with community based social agencies for non-violent calls, but also increase funding for de-escalation training for urban police departments
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, redirect some funding towards partnering with community based social agencies for non-violent calls, but also increase funding for de-escalation training within urban police departments
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, increase funding and de-escalation training for police departments in higher crime rate communities, and include local mental health professionals in this training
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, increase funding and de-escalation training for police departments in higher crime rate communities, and have local mental health professionals assist in facilitating this training
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, increase de-escalation training for police officers and have local mental health professionals assist in this training
@8KG7DR84yrs4Y
No, but we should end qualified immunity and defund their unions.
@8QVKJQM4yrs4Y
Yes, but the police should not be abolished.
@8TKPJXZ4yrs4Y
No, but supplement police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls.
@8TXC7WM4yrs4Y
There are good police and bad police, just as there are good priests and bad priests, good pastors/bad pastors, good people and bad people. We should spend money on adding mental health workers to train officers and work alongside them for certain cases. We should also have a no tolerance for any officer showing violence against any citizen except in cases of self defense. Officers should be made to have a body cam on at all times to protect them and citizens. Any officer not wearing a cam and/or in any act of violence should be fired and lose their pension. If officers know this ahead of time it will weed out the bad ones. I’m a white, moderate, and I am distraught over the black lives lost...and how soon they are forgotten and we just move on. This has to stop! We need police, but we need GOOD police.
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