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Topic	Politics Containment Topic 348: Trump Stumped by Massive Dumps
HeroDelTiempo17 12/04/20 1:28:13 AM #222:	banananor posted... Can you send me a link to the official "defund the police" policy? Everyone i know in the political circle seems to have a different definition Well it's a decentralized movement so it doesn't have an "official" policy page like Joe Biden. But briefly, it involves: decreasing police budgets and redirecting funds to the community, as an alternative means of crime prevention preventing militarization of police redistributing jobs police shouldn't be doing (mental health services, traffic handling, non-violent disputes) to civilian roles decriminalizing non-violent crimes like drug use and possession to free police resources for more harmful crime and free up money for addiction health services holding police accountable, part of which would involve ending qualified immunity, forcing them to be financially liable for some damages instead it being paid for by the city PD If you are interested in reading something and not just trying to be snarky, I can recommend "Are Prisons Obsolete" by Angela Davis if you want to learn about the foundational flaws of the entire criminal justice system which will help to clarify the role police have in it. --- I definitely did not forget to put the 2020 GOTD Guru winner, azuarc in my sig! <cite>HeroDelTiempo17 posted [p:947902332] in Politics C... [t:79146870]...</cite> <quote>banananor posted... </cite> <quote>Can you send me a link to the official "defund the police" policy? Everyone i know in the political circle seems to have a different definition</quote> Well it's a decentralized movement so it doesn't have an "official" policy page like Joe Biden. But briefly, it involves: decreasing police budgets and redirecting funds to the community, as an alternative means of crime preventionpreventing militarization of policeredistributing jobs police shouldn't be doing (mental health services, traffic handling, non-violent disputes) to civilian rolesdecriminalizing non-violent crimes like drug use and possession to free police resources for more harmful crime and free up money for addiction health servicesholding police accountable, part of which would involve ending qualified immunity, forcing them to be financially liable for some damages instead it being paid for by the city PD If you are interested in reading something and not just trying to be snarky, I can recommend "Are Prisons Obsolete" by Angela Davis if you want to learn about the foundational flaws of the entire criminal justice system which will help to clarify the role police have in it. --- I definitely did not forget to put the 2020 GOTD Guru winner, azuarc in my sig!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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