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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Jun 2020

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Political Polls

    I'm no genius with math but it does look like a lot of people do in fact want to defund the police.https://twitter.com/Politics_Polls/status/1272042192572473344 …

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    Political Polls @Politics_Polls
    Would you favor or oppose gradually redirecting police funding toward increasing the number of social workers, drug counselors and mental health experts responsible for responding to non-violent emergencies? Favor 49% Oppose 30% @YouGovAmerica/@YahooNews https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/86ijosd7cy/20200611_yahoo_race_police_covid_crosstabs.pdf …
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    • not a FUCKING mermaid Robinson Obelisk St.Gerard deb 30 to 50 Feral Elon Musks James R Murphy Matt Grat Inglewood The Deficit Respecter Richard Underhill
    26 replies 178 retweets 954 likes
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      2. Max‏ @aoxamaxoa 13 Jun 2020
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        I feel like you’re smart enough to know that how people answer that question is not the same as they’d answer “are you in favor of defunding the police” and that’s entirely the problem with the slogan

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      2. Rico, Commie Simpathizer‏ @RSuevian 13 Jun 2020

        Hitler did not defund the police. The police became Nazis.

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      1. MarianneChi‏ @m_w_vincent 13 Jun 2020
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        Just imagine, you see someone in need and there is a -11 number to call for social workers/crisis helpers/shelters. That (among many other things) is what defunding the police means to me

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      1. Jonathan Baker‏ @jonbenbak 13 Jun 2020
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        Everybody loves the fire department. Probably cities will transfer funding to fire departments until they start throwing people out windows. Then the pendulum will swing back to the police.

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      2. Laura Rozen‏ @lrozen 13 Jun 2020
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        seems asking about support for specific policies is better than encouraging people to use slogan that means different things to different people, including its supporters.

        5 replies 2 retweets 57 likes
      3. Matt Szafranski‏ @MSzafranski413 13 Jun 2020
        Replying to @lrozen @HeerJeet

        I know cops who would support a budget cut if it meant people trained in say mental health responded to mental health calls that cops now respond to.

        3 replies 5 retweets 34 likes
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      1. Illinois Roy‏ @royeverett16 13 Jun 2020
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        Define defund the police.

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      2. O‏ @Last1OfTheBest 13 Jun 2020
        Replying to @rachelhoner @HeerJeet

        he was guilty of DUI. Who would be responsible for actually enforcing that law?

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