Thread: Police Brutality People are confused as to what defunding the police means. Let me explain: Defunding the police does not mean, officers are out of a job. It doesn’t mean they don’t exist. It doesn’t mean we won’t have them to protect the community in times of need.
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community can evaluate if it’s rehabilitation versus imprisonment that’s needed. We abolish for profit prisons and stop making jailing a cushiony business for exploiters. Police get paid, police serve & protect. But they do not create adversarial relationships or use excessive...
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force like military grade weapons on civilians. There’s a lot more that goes into this as far as specifics, like mandatory body cams, a national database to record complaints, fixing prison conditions, etc. There’s also different ranges as to how far people want to go.
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Some want to disband police departments which still wouldn’t do away with police, just put it in the community more and hire specific people who are more than officers & are reflective of their communities rather than armed strangers. They might be mental health providers...
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social workers, victim advocates & other community members in roles other than just policing. Ultimately, the entire system of oppression has to be dismantled. This is one arm of it. This is how that begins.
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