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In reply to the discussion: Worst slogan ever - "Defund the Police" [View all]coti
(4,612 posts)Even though- apparently- ALL black people support the idea of defunding the police (YOUR idea- though I don't think it's at all true), the vast majority of people think it's an endorsement of anarchy, and they need to speak up so that a consensus and real difference can be made.
The "defund the police" marketing sounds like it came from a person who never should have been entrusted with the responsibility of such a huge figurative voice- someone who has not given genuine thought to what they are saying. I STILL don't believe that it actually came from someone on our side. Most people wouldn't feel safe or comfortable with the idea of just getting rid of police forces. We need government-funded agencies to enforce our laws.
But those agencies also need to follow the law, themselves, and understand they are there to serve the people they interact with. It's likely that police agencies' emphases on full, immediate compliance needs to be drawn way back.
I also agree that we need to seriously strengthen other agencies that are better equipped to deal with so many of our social problems that the police are often sent to deal with now. That is a HUGE part of the problem we are seeing with police agencies- they are a hammer, and most of the problems we have in our society AREN'T nails.