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Originally Posted by btimbit
Do you know what defunding the police actually means? If anything it would help, as then the police could actually focus on crime instead of also being forced to act as social workers and public health experts
Don't confuse it with the silly 'abolish the police' movement
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Sure, I agree with that over the long-term. In the short term though, you still have these social ills that are causing problems and chaos, and policing is the way to deal with them. It's distasteful, and I see that side, but you can't stop these things by standing there and saying "hey, I'm on your side and advocating for housing, rehabilitation and treatment programs, so can you just stop this rampage?!"