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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]what are you and PP even talking about? AOC was very clear that defund means defund. Not some weird machination, word twisting nonsense. She meant exactly what she said. She wants to defund the police. No need to revise history. She said it. She doesn't deserve death threats but lets just consider the implications of what she is advocating for while she is protected in a way normal Americans are not.

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"“Defunding police means defunding police,” the congresswoman said in a statement. “It does not mean budget tricks or funny math. It does not mean moving school police officers from the NYPD budget to the Department of Education’s budget so the exact same police remain in schools.”"[/b]
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/505307-ocasio-cortez-dismisses-proposed-1b-cut-defunding-police-means-defunding
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Now go back and read the quote you pulled in context. It doesn’t mean what you’re trying to make it mean. Here’s what she’s actually said on the subject: “ Asked, "What does an America with defunded police look like to you?" Ocasio-Cortez responded, "It looks like a suburb."

"Affluent white communities already live in a world where the choose to fund youth, health, housing etc more than they fund police," Ocasio-Cortez explained. "When a teenager or preteen does something harmful in a suburb (I say teen bc this is often where lifelong carceral cycles begin for Black and Brown communities), White communities bend over backwards to find alternatives to incarceration for their loved ones to 'protect their future,' like community service or rehab or restorative measures. Why don't we treat Black and Brown people the same way?”
https://news.yahoo.com/aoc-asked-defunding-police-her-130800430.html

So I say again: “defund the police” means reform it. Put that punitive money somewhere where it will do good. Shrink the police force.[/quote]

Ah I see. You seem to be having trouble with the definition of "reform."

She said she wants to defund the police. Not reform them. Not move them into other positions. Defund. She was very clear. Your quote above does nothing to help your position. You need to look up the words defund and reform. Words have meaning.[/quote]
Words do have meaning and you ignored all of hers.[/quote]

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