I understand “defund the police” isn’t the best language, but where was all the outrage when they were defunding education, defunding Headstart, defunding hunger & anti-poverty programs, defunding violence prevention programs, defunding peace projects & defunding social services?
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Defunding the police means funding a range of practitioners who would comprise an unarmed community rooted public safety function. Maybe keep the cops around to respond to violence or as a backup. Armed agents of the state aren't the best responders for enforcement and disputes.
I totally understand that. And I agree with it. I just also understand how that one word can be used by the right wing to help Trump win the election. And that does matter. All I’m saying is that I understand the argument over that one word. We can also say “transform” the police
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The right wing is going to do their best to frame us into irrelevance. It is our job to put forth a communications strategy that frames the issue on terms favorable to us and unfavorable to Trump. Politics is about psychology and suasion as much as policy.
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I do not know that we can reform an institution rooted in slave catchers and tempered by veterans of the Philippine counterinsurgency as Jim Crow was cranking up. In 03, I was on a cmte that passed police reform at the ballot. The cops ended up neutralizing those "reforms."
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Having done the due diligence, beating the cops and Feinstein being outspent 7:1, I my conclusion is that policing is incompatible with a free people. The hired help can't have that discretion to ruin our day or life or kill us with summary punishment dispensed with impunity.
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Thank you
@marwilliamson I am so glad you are looking into this. I think & feel the same way. It isn’t about liking or not liking a term or word. As the saying goes: truth sets us free (meaning: truth is the best way) Defunding doesn’t fix THIS problem, yet, it could bring more.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Someone suggested "reform" the police.
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"Transform" requires more explaining than "defund," though.
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Many contrasting interpretations float around these topics, and the all or nothing mentality within the narrow partisanship has created a void in productive conversations about what the problems are, how we reach that conclusion, and what the best way to make change would be.
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Nobody has really taken time to consider the problem, presupposing their favorite solutions. I've been associated with police policy in SF since 2000 and have been thinking about this in some level of detail with experience in the field for some time.
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Words have power. Like the word “Socialist” or “Socialism”. It really hasn’t done anything to help anyone or the party. Words matter.
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