“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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@8ZSR5NL3yrs3Y
No, continue funding for police departments alongside social and community programs (which is also effective for addressing poverty, homelessness, mental disorders, etc.), but make sure that the funds are managed properly and not used for unnecessary measures. Also, provide more proper training and education for police officers towards de-escalating tactics.
@8ZSR5NL3yrs3Y
No, continue funding for police departments alongside social and community programs, but make sure that the funds are managed properly and not used for unnecessary measures. Also, provide more proper training and education for police officers towards de-escalating tactics.
@3GZTJR24yrs4Y
@3DSBJC33yrs3Y
No, local police departments and social and community based programs should be included in one budget.
@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.
@439XYV64yrs4Y
No, increase federal and state funding for local police departments to add social and community based programs as well as training for police.
@4SHZKD64yrs4Y
Yes, what a place this would be if social organizations had the funding to do what they set out to! That being said, I think police are still essential and need continued training/psycho-social training and eval. It's a respected position but a letdown to see officers who are corrupt and abuse that power given.
@8QG3LX94yrs4Y
I think law enforcement is important, so maybe we take a little bit from police and put it towards the community efforts.
@3VWWHH94yrs4Y
Yes, but not entirely. Remove funding for the militarized police.
@8ZP39593yrs3Y
No, but we should be encouraging these groups more
@6K36GJH4yrs4Y
Yes, but this is knee-jerk reaction to people who have livelihoods based upon these jobs.
@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.
@2VFY3H64yrs4Y
No, funding should be added for social and community based programs, as well as police training in every community
@6QLP77X4yrs4Y
Yes, but keep funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@92JXK3J3yrs3Y
Equal funding for both, especially in higher crime rate communities
@8RPPVM64yrs4Y
I don't a stance on this issue.
@56VWDQ64yrs4Y
Yes, but responsibly and adequately fund the police. Increase funding for social and community based programs.
@5PW8C6R4yrs4Y
Yes, but not all of it. We still need police to keep our communities safe but their resposibilities should be dispersed to more, well equipped programs.
@8SZTNDB4yrs4Y
No, we should better the training officers receive and have intense psychological evaluation to help at least lower the amount of police brutality incidents
@6Y6DTRD4yrs4Y
Yes, redirect funding used for purchasing military grade equipment to training police and hiring more social/psychological support field officers.
@7GN3KJY4yrs4Y
Allocate more funds towards social programs, but not at the expense of police departments
@7KCBJ6J5yrs5Y
No, instead issue reforms.
@7HGKBBP4yrs4Y
Local police should have funding for any lethal weapons removed and redistributed to other budget items. Police should have to provide their own firearms.
@7XLQXKR4yrs4Y
Funding should be based on what each locality needs. Reform requires more than the bare numbers of funding. The quality of police training needs to improve and police unions need to be a lot less powerful.
@7NCC4DH4yrs4Y
No, but increase the funding for social and community-based programs and hire a new police force that handles cases equally regardless of race, instead of being more aggressive with Blacks.
@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.
@8CDDZW75yrs5Y
Yes defund the police and put more funds back into the community it will help decrease crime rate and improve the city and community.
@8CQS56J4yrs4Y
Local police departments should not be militarized and mental health professionals should be added to assist.
@8DD58JN4yrs4Y
No, create two police forces, one un-armed to deal with un-armed suspects, and an armed force to deal with armed suspects
@8DD58JN4yrs4Y
Yes, but maintain a smaller, armed police force just in case
@8DPDF3W4yrs4Y
Yes, If they are not retrained their funds should go elsewhere
@8F9LRBN4yrs4Y
Yes, and abolish the police but then build it back up
@8FPLGKD4yrs4Y
Yes, police forces should either be augmented by or have much of their responsibilities reallocated to unarmed social service workers.
@8G3L35G4yrs4Y
@8GPLR5X4yrs4Y
Yes, but the police should not be completely defunded
@8JZ49894yrs4Y
This should depend on the area.
@8KXPBN34yrs4Y
Yes, but only a portion of the funding, and it must be voted on locally first.
@8LX8KG34yrs4Y
No, provide for greater oversight of police budgets AND spend on social and community based programs
@8PP3GQM4yrs4Y
Reform the police system.
@MattiasOxygen4yrs4Y
No, but punish trigger-happy and aggressive cops and train police officers to be better at responding with violence only when it is absolutely necessary.
@8RB2K9D4yrs4Y
No, decrease military funding and use some of that money increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@8RB2K9D4yrs4Y
No, reduce military spending and used that money to increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@8RB2K9D4yrs4Y
No, decrease military funding and use some of that money to increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities
@WolferusYT4yrs4Y
No, but have unarmed community-based responders for non-violent calls instead of police officers.
@8W9RD693yrs3Y
No, increase funding so police can receive higher training that relates to the social issues involved in law enforcement today such as responding to non-violent protests without tension.
@8WYSMRK3yrs3Y
use funding in local police departments for police courses that help de escalate situations like psychology
@8X9RK3W3yrs3Y
social programs should receive increased funding but police departments should also be given more training
@8XGHNSL3yrs3Y
no, the police should be required to redirect funding in order to get rid of corrupt police officers and increase the severity of punishment for said officers. the issue with police officers isn't financial, it's social.
@8Y6ZVGL3yrs3Y
No, increase funding and training for police departments, including diversity training and firearm safety protocols.
@924MYCK3yrs3Y
Yes, and make sure the funds used for police are managed appropriately and not used for unnecessary measures, and provide proper training and education for police officers towards de-escalating tactics.
@92BKNSF3yrs3Y
Yes, but i do feel that they should be better trained to handle a lot of situations better than mot of the police force has handled
