Defunding the police. Makes any sense to you?
I do not understand how this will help anything. This just seems so stupid to me
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Therifleman · 31-35, M
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@Therifleman I think that is a bit of a stretch. The militarized nature of the police is maybe 20ish years old. And it is not like gun ownership has changed significantly in that period. There is actually a case to be made that more dangerous guns were easier to acquire legally in previous decades.
Therifleman · 31-35, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow fair enough it's the argument I heard for it
Graylight · 51-55, F
@Therifleman There are those who suggest the militarizing the police only leads to more frequently use the guns people are getting. But the fact is, a very small percentage of people own the firearms in this country. And rarely do people just wantonly fire on the police. There are 50 documented instances of police brutality since the protests began. Maybe storming into groups of citizens in swat gear with pepper sprsy drawn and batons in hand isn't the way we protect and serve the people we are abusing.
Police departments are not military branches. Police officers are not soldiers of war. Two very different things that on the surface to be similar.
Police departments are not military branches. Police officers are not soldiers of war. Two very different things that on the surface to be similar.