Is hating the police justified or just a political narrative?
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In the last few years, US law enforcement has been in the spotlight but a rather dim light in the eyes of some.
Some are saying the police need to be defunded, and some are saying the police need to be abolished completely.
After last years death of George Floyd seemed to pour gas on the already lit fire. A push for defunding the police was the battle cry.
Some places such as Minneapolis have gone the route to defunding their police, but have soon regretted their decision as crime rose following the action.
Some also say that police are racially biased but according to statistics that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Do you think the police need to be defunded? Abolished? Supported?
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In some ways it is justified. There are bad cops who have gone too far with a person(s) that it has resulted in injury or death of said person(s) but they end up getting a slap on the wrist and no jail time which makes a number of the public distrust police as a whole more.
In the case of if police need to be defunded, etc. I do believe they should be demilitarized and receive more and better training. As well as removal of those who don't have the best interests in mind. Giving officers one to two years of training is not enough, and allowing anyone to become an officer is a bad idea.
