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In reply to the discussion: Worst slogan ever - "Defund the Police" [View all]Aussie105
(5,211 posts)73. Most police departments seem to be awash with money that needs spending.
But is a lot of that money misdirected?
Train your recruits as though they are going to go into a warzone.
Dress them like they are going into a war zone.
Equip them with weapons like they are going into a war zone.
Send them to confront unarmed protestors, and no surprise, they will turn it into a war zone.
They have the mind set, the equipment, don't know different.
When you can't tell the difference between a policeman and a warzone soldier, you know you have a problem.
Would they act differently if they were trained differently? Didn't have the body armor? The batons, the rubber bullets, the pepper balls?
Without a doubt.
Don't defund, but redirect their funding. And trim it back a lot.
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Black activitists need to work together with their non-black allies to get this done
coti
Jun 2020
#27
I agree that defunding is poor terminology, but 'activists' have every right to be angry.
marmar
Jun 2020
#36
I agree with the right to be angry, but the 'poor terminology' has disastrous
empedocles
Jun 2020
#43
No one of note is using that slogan. In fact, the only people I see using it consistently...
LanternWaste
Jun 2020
#20
True, "reform the police" speaks to public sentiment. "defund the police" scares people.
jg10003
Jun 2020
#28
defund is only okay when it involves the post office, amtrak, education, infrastructure, etc.
tenderfoot
Jun 2020
#32
Apples and Oranges. It's not Biden's slogan. Your examples are pres. campaign slogans...
blitzen
Jun 2020
#46
I agree defund the police is not an effective slogan - and may even be harmful.
Ms. Toad
Jun 2020
#67
"Restructure with more enhanced social service programs" would be my suggestion......nt
Heartstrings
Jun 2020
#57