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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MAGA hears "defund the police" like they hear "the right to bear arms" ... as a standalone statement, when in fact it is one part of a larger position.

They love to leave out "A well regulated militia" and just look at the part of 2a that serves their little-boy Rambo fantasies.

And defunding the police isn't an end in itself. The point is to have more social workers, addiction counselors, and mental health professionals doing the jobs that police are called to do now, and for which they are wildly unqualified. Fewer menacing black SUVs and less full combat armor roaming our streets would be a bonus.

I can't imagine the police actually like responding to call after call for mentally ill people, or passed-out drunks. Wouldn't they rather have professionals who are trained for that responding to those calls? And if the funding were shifted, wouldn't that mean that the police department [i]needs[/i] less funding, since they'd be addressing actual crime instead of the misfortune and misery of the most vulnerable? Why would police departments (and the right wing) be opposed to having the right people for the job?? [/quote]

Will these unarmed counselors with no authority to detain someone be responding to 3 a.m. calls in dangerous areas? What if the mental health call turns violent? What if the drunk or addict they narcan wakes up throwing punches? They can call police but they’re likely minutes away. Those could be the longest minutes of the counselor’s life. Who will sign up for this duty?[/quote]

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