In less than 24 hours my office has received over 1,000 emails demanding that San Francisco defund the police department
-
-
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
That’s not what defunding the police means. It means shifting funding from what is currently the police to social worker and other programs that don’t roll up to every problem thinking that force and guns are the most likely solution.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/05/defunding-the-police-us-what-does-it-mean …
38 replies 53 retweets 593 likes -
That’s not what the word “defund” means. To defund is to stop paying for something, entirely.
7 replies 0 retweets 47 likes -
Even if we were to fully defund the police (which may be the best avenue), we would replace it with alternative programs that do a better job, one of which would be a much smaller and properly trained group authorized to use force in those rare cases that need it.
10 replies 0 retweets 85 likes -
Oh yes, getting rid of police will totally stop crime from happening. It's magic!
6 replies 0 retweets 23 likes -
Replying to @LaurenLockliear @lacker and
Has anyone suggested that would happen? No, didn't think so. We need something BETTER than the police (social services, community investment, and yes, a specialized group that can still use force, but not abuse their power).
8 replies 0 retweets 68 likes -
Replying to @mojombo @LaurenLockliear and
Please offer yourself and your family to live in that area not serviced by regular police but by the better option that you propose. Let’s start that experiment at local level and see where it goes. But don’t force my family to live in that area.
2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
Hooray! Bye!
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.