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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Defund the police doesn't mean literally get rid of police and having no more police (a few mean that but most don't).  It means that police are now responsible for areas that they didn't used to be, including mental health crises, homelessness, drug issues, school behavior issues, etc. that should be handled by other social services.

[b]Defund the police means to shift some of the police budgets from the police[/b] to other social services, including community centers, youth leagues, social workers, home nurses and therapists, etc.  Municipal funds can and should be reexamined and redistributed to invest in cities, not just tanks for police departments.  What would you want to see to make your area a better place?    [/quote]
What can go wrong ?  :lol: [/quote]

You think reallocating funds will result in more police killing people in chokeholds? Really?[/quote]
It'll increase the funding of those social services that are designed to HELP people who need actual help instead of cops out to solve everything.
Did you see that jackass cop in Fairfax come out to a scene where a guy was in the midst of some drug-induced psychosis?  Cop just came out and tasered him as opposed to try and help him.  
Know why?  Cause that's primarily what cops are trained to do - fire weapons and beat the shit out of people.  That is one example of an instance where cops were NOT needed but because we rely on cops for everything more citizens than necessary are getting shot and getting the shit kicked out them.[/quote]

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