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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's common knowledge that regular POC do not want the police defunded in their communities. It's only richer areas with white progressive voters/politicians that actually attempt to defund the police. They almost always ignore pleas from the POC community to increase police presence in their community and schools as well.[/quote]

I see Black activists make sweeping statements regarding the culture of ‘disruption’. Encouraging gullible, social justice minded White people to be onboard as an ally or be the enemy.

This pushes the movement or agenda forward. But when one of those ideas backfires or becomes a liability, it’s because of the ‘woke’ White people and Black people don’t want that thing at all.

The ‘regular’ black people keep quiet about it, even if they disagree because they would not want the bootlicker label. They speak up when it’s time to blame the White people.

People get confused, then you get posts like this about the irony of it.

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Black politicians in PG do not talk about defunding the police while making excuses for criminals on Twitter such as claiming people jack cars because it's cold outside. That's a white, progressive act in DC, MC, and Nova.[/quote]

+1 Well said. As a longtime PG resident, there is a widely held view that we need police to prevent crime waves during the early 2000s without them killing our young boys and girls.[/quote]

+1. White and not in PG, but I also prefer police to do their job without killing black boys and girls. It’s not just racial justice, it’s a practical matter -  it gets very expensive paying out settlements for all those little dead boys and girls. I’d rather spend that money on something more productive, like education, supportive housing, or diversion programs for at risk youth.

If the cops have so much money they can send all their people to that crap “shoot first” training, or stock up on military grade riot equipment more suitable for the streets of Afghanistan or war-torn Ukraine than a suburban environment,  then a budget adjustment is certainly in order. [/quote]

I think it’s time for you to get off social media. Over 99% of police interactions result in no use of force, and most of those uses are deemed justified. Unfortunately, bad things occur and officers have to react. The vast, vast majority of the time, they do so admirably. Your post suggests that police run around acting like life is a video game, which NO statistic ANYWHERE could prove. I recommend you do a ride-along or apply for a citizen’s academy so you can get a more realistic view of the profession. Does bad policing occur? Absolutely. We see it in the news. What we DON’T see is the regular, daily work officers do. It’s time to stop perpetuating lies about police struggling to “do their job without killing.” You make the job much harder for the many honest, hard-working people who do the job honorably every day.
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