Is law enforcement - police, ICE agents, FBI, DEA - part of “big government”?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:got butthurt fee-fees though because they read some things on the internet.

You just described 90% of the liberal posters here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have not lived in a city where police were defunded. Where are all these cities where police budgets precipitously dropped?

I do know cops in a lot of cities got butthurt fee-fees though because they read some things on the internet. Things likely stirred up by foreign adversaries.

Take your fee fees and read this:

1. New York City, NY – $1 billion. The City Council approved a budget that reallocated approximately $1 billion from the NYPD to other services, including education and social services. 
2. Los Angeles, CA – $150 million. The Los Angeles City Council voted to cut $150 million from the LAPD budget, reallocating funds to community programs and services. 
3. Austin, TX – $150 million. Austin’s City Council approved a $150 million cut from the police budget, representing about one-third of the department’s total budget.  
4. Seattle, WA – $76 million. Seattle announced a $76 million reduction in the police department’s budget, including transferring some responsibilities to other departments. 
5. Portland, OR – $15 million. Portland reduced its police budget by $15 million, eliminating specific units and investing in alternative community safety programs.
6. Minneapolis, MN – $8 million. The Minneapolis City Council approved a budget cut of over $8 million to the police department, redirecting funds to mental health and violence prevention programs.
7. Philadelphia, PA – $33 million. Philadelphia canceled a planned $19 million increase to the police budget and shifted $14 million to other areas, including affordable housing. 
8. Baltimore, MD – $22.4 million. The Baltimore City Council voted to cut $22.4 million from the police budget, reallocating funds to other city services.
9. San Francisco, CA – $120 million. City officials pledged to divert $120 million from the police budget over two years, investing in health programs and workforce training.
10. Berkeley, CA – $9 million. Berkeley cut over $9 million from its police budget and initiated reforms, including the creation of an unarmed community safety coalition

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have not lived in a city where police were defunded. Where are all these cities where police budgets precipitously dropped?

I do know cops in a lot of cities got butthurt fee-fees though because they read some things on the internet. Things likely stirred up by foreign adversaries.

Take your fee fees and read this:

1. New York City, NY – $1 billion. The City Council approved a budget that reallocated approximately $1 billion from the NYPD to other services, including education and social services. 
2. Los Angeles, CA – $150 million. The Los Angeles City Council voted to cut $150 million from the LAPD budget, reallocating funds to community programs and services. 
3. Austin, TX – $150 million. Austin’s City Council approved a $150 million cut from the police budget, representing about one-third of the department’s total budget.  
4. Seattle, WA – $76 million. Seattle announced a $76 million reduction in the police department’s budget, including transferring some responsibilities to other departments. 
5. Portland, OR – $15 million. Portland reduced its police budget by $15 million, eliminating specific units and investing in alternative community safety programs.
6. Minneapolis, MN – $8 million. The Minneapolis City Council approved a budget cut of over $8 million to the police department, redirecting funds to mental health and violence prevention programs.
7. Philadelphia, PA – $33 million. Philadelphia canceled a planned $19 million increase to the police budget and shifted $14 million to other areas, including affordable housing. 
8. Baltimore, MD – $22.4 million. The Baltimore City Council voted to cut $22.4 million from the police budget, reallocating funds to other city services.
9. San Francisco, CA – $120 million. City officials pledged to divert $120 million from the police budget over two years, investing in health programs and workforce training.
10. Berkeley, CA – $9 million. Berkeley cut over $9 million from its police budget and initiated reforms, including the creation of an unarmed community safety coalition

Well that settles that. Thank you sir or ma’am. Defund was one of the worst political gaffs in the history of this country.

[Anonymous]

Agree. But was it a gaff or something else? I mean others helped fan the fires - of course people attended and advocates.

I would listen to Radio Sputnik during my drive time. The programs I would catch was basically Black radio. The Russian voice was very over the top

Radio and Television radio report: https://rbr.com/sputniks-d-c-based-programming-winds-down/

I don’t think influencers are to blame for anything. Americans are responsible for our own behavior. But from what I observed,
Sputnik loved Defund the Police. The broadcasters were all over it.

(Personally I don’t listen to npr much bc I think it’s too much human interest, too much crying, the journalists are 103. And It’s distracting and not with the times. I’ll listen to CSPAN Bloomberg. I read my news).

[Anonymous]

Local law enforcement is too decentralized to be part of “big government.” State law enforcement works under the authority of the governor. The Feds can more easily be labeled “big government” but that can be both the Democrat and Republican sides of the coin.

During the Biden Administration the Republicans claimed the FBI was weaponized and Democrats were aghast. Now the Democrats think the FBI, DEA, DHS and all the other alphabet agencies are weaponized.

[Anonymous]

Apparently it needs to be said again: it was the left, not the right, that wanted to defund the police and abolish law enforcement. No, that isn't a right wing view.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of the Thin Blue Line crowd ironically falls into the “Don’t Tread on Me” and small government rhetoric.

How do they not realize they are part of the Big Government they ideologically despise? Explain it like I’m five.

It's "Don't tread on ME".
Not "Don't tread in THEM".