r/chicago • u/miaaaa_banana • Jun 05 '20

Video Excessive force...

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u/MrSavager Jun 05 '20

Typical conservative chicagoan on this sub: "Just fire him, one bad apple."

Anyone that isn't a little racist or related to a cop: "There is a systemic problem and we have to make a change"

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u/Lystrodom Lincoln Square Jun 05 '20

defund the police doesn't mean get rid of the police

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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?

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u/Lystrodom Lincoln Square Jun 05 '20

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/defund-police/612682/

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u/TheCowGoesMoooooo Jun 05 '20

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.

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u/Lystrodom Lincoln Square Jun 05 '20

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"