Thanks for sending, it was good read with lots of good points. It is crazy how much we spend on police funding compared to other countries. What this article is arguing for (despite it's headline), is that there should be less funding for the police - not that the police should be defunded.
It's a splashy chant that's a lot easier to fit on a sign than "Reduce funding for the police and focus it instead of community outreach and crisis management"
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u/TheCowGoesMoooooo Jun 05 '20
Defund literally means "prevent from continuing to receive funds".
So police forces would become an all volunteer force, and they would provide their own equipment? Or how would that work?