Newark mayor: Defunding police a ‘bourgeois liberal’ solution for much deeper problem [NJ]

Pollutico ^ | 06/11/2020 07:12 PM EDT | Sam Sutton

[Olog-hai]

The mayor of New Jersey’s largest city on Thursday labeled ongoing efforts to defund or abolish police departments a “bourgeois liberal” solution for addressing systemic problems that extend far beyond city police departments.

“I think it’s kind of a knee-jerk reaction,” said Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, a progressive Democrat, during a telephone press conference. “I think there needs to be significant reforms … [but] to get rid of the police department — who would respond to calls for service for violence and domestic abuse?” […]

Baraka’s comments on Thursday came as he touted an ordinance passed by the City Council on Wednesday that aims to accomplish at least some of the “defund” movement’s goals. The ordinance calls for reallocating 5 percent of Newark’s annual public safety budget — roughly $230 million last year — to create a dedicated Office for Violence Prevention.

The purpose of the office — which will be housed in a Central Ward police precinct that was ground zero for the 1967 riot that was prompted by the beating of a black man by two white police officers — will be to ameliorate community-based conflicts and “eliminate hate crimes and racism, racial discrimination, police brutality and violence of all kind,” according to the ordinance. …

[T.B. Yoits]

I believe the "city" of Newark, New Jersey was "defunded" decades ago when it's "citizens" couldn't pay their bills and Newark costs were dumped on the county taxpayers. I also believe a large portion were dumped on state taxpayers.

Mayor Raz Baraka can't defund the police because he's not paying for them.

[Tejas Rob]

I’d rather keep the police and defund the rest of government. They are the ones making these multitude of stupid ass petty laws that result in and often require police to abuse citizens.

[Bellagio]

"The mayor of New Jersey’s largest city on Thursday labeled ongoing efforts to defund or abolish police departments a “bourgeois liberal” solution for addressing systemic problems that extend far beyond city police departments."

I'm sure that reading 'Tom Sawyer' and watching 'Gone with the Wind' are a sign of 'systemic problems' that extend far beyond city police departments.

Geezzze... Everything is racist to these idiot Kool-Aid filled Dems.

[Oratam]

The mayor of New Jersey’s largest city on Thursday labeled ongoing efforts to defund or abolish police departments a “bourgeois liberal” solution for addressing systemic problems that extend far beyond city police departments.

Lemme guess--the abolition of private property is what is really needed.

[dfwgator]

I went to Texas to look into racism, about two months ago. I had a show down in Texas, got off the plane and shit, walked up looking for racism.
My friends always told me: “You better not go to Texas! They’ll .... you up!”

I’m at the airport, little white dude said, “Is this your bag, sir?”

“YES, IT’S MY MOTHER-F_____ BAG, WHY MOTHER........? A BLACK MAN CAN’T HAVE A SUITCASE?”

-Eddie Murphy (Delirious)