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Originally Posted by Azure
And of course better training equals more funding, right?
It is becoming pretty evident that most police don't receive near enough training to help the deal with everyday situations.
So, not sure how defunding is going to help that.
But of course right now most decisions are being made on emotional reactions. You are right, there are certain cities that have had massive success with retooling their police force to focus on actual helping the public and community outreach instead of just 'responding' to threats.
Of course nobody cares about that because that headline doesn't sell.
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This has been mentioned about a million times but defunding doesn't simply mean cutting the budget. It means retooling. It means putting some of that budget elsewhere, reducing police salaries (while even increasing the number of police available), putting more money into training vs military equipment, etc.
Yes, defunding is probably the worst possible term, but used in this context, it doesn't mean "take all the money away."