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Originally Posted by Brando
Personally, from what I know about police training curriculum, I think they need more funding and not less, especially in the form of de escalation training which is almost non-existent. Some agencies are better than others.
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The thing is, there isn't unlimited funding available, and the more funding the police get, the less funding other publicly funded social services get, some of which are better equipped to deal with certain situations than the police.
It's also how the the police choose to use their funds. Instead of using it on things like training or hiring qualified professionals that can better handle de-escalation and negotiation, instead of just meat heads with guns, they use the funds on weapons and vehicles to intimidate the public in many jurisdictions.
I actually feel sorry for some of these young officers that have to report to situations that are way beyond what they are actually qualified to deal with.
If you defund them, they are forced to use the funds that they do get, on more important things. Then the other funds can be used elsewhere.