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Originally Posted by Mathgod
A good take, but it sounds like even you don't want a blanket defunding of the police.
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Of course not. The police provide a very important function in society. I would like to see their budget tied directly to social services they are many times called to deal with though. Mental health services need to be tightly incorporated into the peace keeping role. Same with family violence. Same with drug abuse issues. Peace keeping is a huge responsibility and requires a number of special skills to meet the needs of society as a whole, and law enforcement is not capable f dealing with these matters themselves, even though they are funded and charged to take those concerns on. Change the funding model or change the role of police to where it is more of a peace keeping role and servicing the community at large. That's my thought after being on the inside of that world for a dozen years.