Mark Ruffalo Asks Obama to ‘Defund Police Departments’ (by using executive orders)

Breitbart.com ^ | 12 Jul 2016 | Daniel Nusbaum

[drewh]

Actor Mark Ruffalo has called on President Obama to sign an executive order divesting federal funds from “bad cops” and police departments in the wake of the shooting deaths of two African-American men and five Dallas police officers earlier this month. The 48-year-old Avengers star posted a link to a petition on his Twitter page on Monday.

The petition linked to by the actor calls on Congress and the Obama administration to cut federal funding for police departments nationwide.

“Congress and the Obama administration are spending millions of dollars every year giving grants to the same police departments that are killing and over-incarcerating Black people — and it has to stop,” the petition reads.

“Our criminal justice system is not properly holding police accountable,” it continues. “We must defund police departments that employee [sic] officers who are quick to kill and condone practices that do not value Black life. Our nation, politicians and many police are in agreement that police departments need reform, however, no one is ensuring this reform happens – and more and more Black people are getting killed because of it.”

Ruffalo’s tweet was met with derision by many of his followers on the social media service. On Tuesday, the actor and progressive activist followed up with another tweet in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Ruffalo has previously expressed support for Black Lives Matter.

In January, the actor said that he hoped some black celebrities’ decisions to boycott the Academy Awards over a lack of diversity would allow his peers in Hollywood to “open their hearts” to the movement.

[Graybeard58]

What is a ‘Mark Ruffalo’?

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Well, at least there is a word that rhymes with his last name.

I don’t believe there is one for mine.

[longtermmemmory]

an actor who is directed to stand in specific places, follow orders, and recite specific words WHO is stuggling to find validation to his existence by thinking he is a “god” to order little people around.

Think Hillary without the plaid shirt.

[faithhopecharity]

so someone named ruffalo (? who the heck is dat?)
wants O to take money away form police?

like, does anyone give a sh what some unknown individual wants O to do? PROMISE YOU.... O doesn’t

but O will do anything and everything he can to further his program of weakening every possible aspect of America, our economy and jobs market, our civil society, our representative political system, our liberties, our defenses, and our allies.

if O thinks he can get away doing anything bad to police anywhere in USA, he will do it

[DaveA37]

Defund the law enforcement where HE lives FIRST. As a test case and then see if that dumb ass wants to withdraw his request after his house is burglarized, his car(s) stolen, his wife and kids are either raped or killed. Those few simple items may cause him to have second thoughts. Stupid Idea for a stupid person.

[ought-six]

In all candor, I’ve never heard of this guy.

I remember a football player from back in the 1980s, a tight end, I believe, for the NY Jets (I think), but the last name is not quite the same.

[bramps]

I’m glad Vincent shot him.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I agree with my fellow Wisconsinite Mark. Let state and local governments fund their police departments. That also means there won't be any nationalization of police.

Finally, a Hollywood twit says the right thing.

[al baby]

It is a fart that is expelled that morphs into a real POS

[al baby]

He almost tall enough for peter drinklage’s afternoon shadow

[faithhopecharity]

yes indeed.
(local police should not be dependent on federal dollars in the first place....with money comes control.... just saying... it would be best long-term if any local police dependent on WashDC tax money would wean...or be weaned...off of it.... preserve local control or lose our liberties to a nationalized SS)

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

You mean a ‘shart’? Why do I know this? I have boys. ;)

[Jan_Sobieski]

Where is Senator McCarthy when we need him. These Leninist Hollywood commies need exposure.

[Ancesthntr]

I liked his acting in “Now You See Me” and “Now You See Me 2” - but this guy is among the most stupid, vacuous libs to ever open his mouth. I have NO respect for him at all - and not because of his liberal views, but because he clearly hasn’t thought any of this through...and not just on how, exactly the proposed defunding would occur, but on what society would look like with defunded police departments. Here’s a hint on that last part, Mark: LOTS more blacks would be dead, some at the hands of those in their own neighborhoods, and many more who suddenly would think that it was open season on Whitey and Whitey’s things. You think that things are bad now, go ahead and defund police departments...starting with the ones near YOU.

Butthead!

[cloudmountain]

He almost tall enough for peter drinklage’s afternoon shadow

At full stretch is is 4'5".....

[Hot Tabasco]

sign an executive order divesting federal funds from “bad cops” and police departments in the wake of the shooting deaths of two African-American men and five Dallas police officers earlier this month

I'd love to see the defunding of police departments and witness the aftermath from a distance............

[dfwgator]

“The Purge” would become a reality.

[ObamahatesPACoal]

Principled Democrats talking about their Brookly roots.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Mark Ruffalo, who lives amongst the rich folk in his gated mansion, wouldn’t last 5 minutes in South Central LA or Compton, let him go there with NO armed guards and see how long he lasts before he starts crying for a cop to come save him

[RightGeek]

[Iron Munro]

Try it out by defunding police where he lives.