Protesters' demands to 'Defund the Police' take hold; Local lawmakers consider reallocating funds toward community-building efforts.

The Hill ^ | 06/04/2020 | By Anagha Srikanth

[SeekAndFind]

Instead, advocates of defunding police departments suggest that people trained to understand serious mental health illnesses would be deployed instead of police to handle and deescalate such situations.

[Vermont Lt]

Yeah. A defunded police force is exactly what we need. Good idea.

//Sarcasm

[SeekAndFind]

[SeekAndFind]

[butlerweave]

They’re trying to make it sound like the Police do nothing but drive around and Kill people

[chuckee]

Canada probably feels they live in the apartment above a meth lab right about now . The left has a way doing that to their neighbors.

[funfan]

They are talking about this in Austin too.

[2banana]

The end of any American city that does this.

Especially after being looted and burned.

[SpaceBar]

[hal ogen]

I suggest rather than “defunidng” the police we buy them new, larger batons. Criminals often need a hickory shampoo.

[hal ogen]

I suggest rather than “defunding” the police we buy them new, larger batons. Criminals often need a hickory shampoo.

[Vendome]

I am totally down with this experiment

It will cost lives but, people going wild west should serve society as a lesson

(Not really down with it because idiots are rock hard stupid and can’t see cause/effect)

[circlecity]

Lol!!!

[circlecity]

How to turn your city into Detroit in three steps.

[datura]

Here are the initial battle lines:

[The Accused]

Defunding many schools and universities would go a long way in ending this insanity.

[blueunicorn6]

Let’s consider reallocating some politicians paychecks.

[Bonemaker]

"Protesters' demands to 'Defund the Police' take hold; Local lawmakers consider reallocating funds toward community-building efforts."

Protesters' demands to 'Defund the Police' take hold; Local lawmakers consider reallocating funds toward community-building efforts welfare.

[depressed in 06]

Why not change the laws you don’t like?

[Fungi]

Whenever I see anyone burning the flag, I ask what will be put in its place. Get rid of a police force, what will be put in its place? Nothing good on both instances.