Okay, who in their right would actually want to defund the police? Come on now.

I mean, can you imagine the hell that would break loose if the LAPD, NYPD, or Chicago police were defunded?

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ViciDraco · 36-40, M

The deeper ideology is to generally use the diverted funds to groups that can handle different kinds of calls.

Not every call requires armed people to show up to resolve it.

latinbutterfly · F

@ViciDraco In this day and age though, you never know. You have to be prepared for the unexpected.

SatanBurger · 36-40, F

@ViciDraco The problem with that is what if you have a patient who has a mental illness but could potentially be dangerous? Let's say someone calls 911 and they need help "now" how would the dispatch operators determine which "group" needs to handle the case than not when there's likely no time to assess the situation in the first place. I think that's why cops answer calls like that.

So I think the whole "different authorities for different situations" is mostly a flawed idea, crime is crime and you need specialized education for that, not just "any" group.

ViciDraco · 36-40, M

@SatanBurger many nations have an unarmed police that handles most situations and a separate special armed police that are used much more sparingly.