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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 45 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (45 children)

I don't think that's what anyone suggests. However the opposite is what needs to be called out. Why do police departments consistently ask for more and more funding, usually looking for reasons to spend it (see urban assault vehicles, larger and more militarized forces) when crime is down already? If they're doing fine with the budget they have, why do we need to give them even more money?

"Defund the police" doesn't mean we have no police. It means they're overfunded. Let's see about defunding them and giving some of that money to other people, like mental health advocates or groups that help with homelessness - some of the main causes of crime. Wouldn't that mean the police can focus on things they are trained for while also cutting crime down at it's source? If someone is never desperate enough to mug someone in the first place, doesn't that mean the crime was prevented?

[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 2 weeks ago (44 children)

Defund the police doesn't mean abolish the police

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