Maybe yourself and @horsebox could start a campaign?
What does ‘defund the police’ mean and does it have merit?
"Defund" does not mean "abolish."
There’s a lot of supposition in that. In theory it sounds great.
Typical lefty - start a campaign… That’s why we have this bizarre problem as it is -too many fuckers looking to jump on campaigns.
it’s all theoretical, but as it stands, the police in some states are overstretched, overworked, not qualified and dangerous
Would you say they need to be reformed?
Normal reform could help that.
In general though, police will spend a lot of time doing nothing. That’s the nature of any job that involves responding to situations.
My impression of any American city I’ve visited, with the exception of Las Vegas, is that much more police are required than are currently in situ
yes. whatever it’s called or the slogan is, it needs to be looked at. Don’t get hung up on words bro. Actions are where it’s at
fartholey means that you’ve run out of steam and imaginative ways to come back
Words are important too bro. They have meaning … If words didnt matter then we could use the N word freely without glas reporting posts.
or people could get hung up on the meaning of a slogan and fight about that rather than looking at the underlying issues and dealing with those. I’ve reached the end of my interest in this discussion as I really couldn’t give a shit. Let it burn
Refund the Police. The people want their money back
Reform the police.
Defund Dublin
Hmmmm…
Sín é
Hmmmm…
Opinion | Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police
Because reform won’t happen.
the coup de grace
I read about a US case recently and I can’t remember if I read it on TFK or elsewhere. African American single mother with 13 year old son with Aspergers. She’s going back to work after Covid and the son has some kind of Aspergers attack (I dont know aspergers). She calls the cops (very very fucking stupid), says her son is unarmed. The message somehow gets mixed up and the cops arrive thinking that the son is armed. They arrive at the house and shoot him 4 times, although thankfully not in the head and I think he’s still alive. She’s unimpressed with the service she received and currently doing the media circuit. Did you hear about this one?
I read it on the bbc site I think. Yank cops are maniacs
Opinion is the operative word there.
"Defund" does not mean "abolish."
Opinion is the operative word there.
What does ‘defund the police’ mean and does it have merit?
“Defund” does not mean “abolish.”
exactly, e should be using the dictionary meaning, not Op ed pieces
[ dee-fuhnd ]SHOW IPA
to withdraw financial support from, especially as an instrument of legislative control:Many university programs were defunded by the recent government cutbacks.
to deplete the financial resources of:The cost of the lawsuit defunded the company’s operating budget.