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It’s interesting that people continue to say defunding means more training, defunding means sending social workers in place of police, defunding does not mean less or no police.

How can you take money away from the police budget yet expect them to get more training. Is this free training, online training, what training is this. Training costs money. The instructor must be paid, admin stuff needs to be done by a paid person, training materials prepared or purchased, the officers need to be pulled from their duty to attend, someone has to fill in for the officers in training causing OT to cover the shifts and I’m sure there are other costs involved.

Domestic violence calls are one of the most dangerous calls an officer goes on. So now we are sending social workers in their place. Or are we sending an officer in first then the social worker. Are we going to pay twice the number of people for the same call. If an officer is still going, how is this taking this type of call out of the police hands. 

A mentally ill or high person with a weapon. Is that where we are sending social workers. Fire fighters won’t go into a scene until the police secure it, but we want unarmed social workers going into unsecured scenes.  

The call to defund the police is causing issues in Seattle. The black female police chief retired because she was not going to layoff officers. The mayor and city council tied her hands and let the protests turn into riots. Protesters poured cement in a doorway and tried setting the police station on fire planning on trapping officers inside.

What thread was this? I don't remember seeing any Pea say they hated LEO? Could you link to the thread?

I have done my best to try and search for the thread. I don't know if I'm trying the wrong combo of words, or what. At this point you could believe me or not, your choice. Maybe some that shared that will admit it here.

You know, I am kind of surprised that no one has responded with the “this is the reason we have home defense weapons.” It isn’t the popular opinion, but as a woman who lives alone, should that person actually broken down the door and the police response taken that long? I would like to think at that point I would have the ability to defend myself if the need arose.

But by defunding the police, you can actually pay more mental health workers.

Many mental health professionals hold masters fre greed and make maybe $35,000-$45,000 beginning salary. With student loan debt the way it is, many of us are switching professions.

Do you practice being obtuse?  Or does it just come naturally?

But a lot of people are.  Roughly 2 million more a month on average. 

It’s times like this, that I would want a gun handy! I don’t think I would be confident that police would arrive in time to help me! I watch too much ID Channel!😬

Some departments have been told to let the protesters alone.

So some LEO's now fear to use ANY kind of force, even when it's warranted. That is not only dangerous for that LEO, but for his fellow LEO'S and the public. These LEO's need to be gone, but whether it's due to new policy, new enacted laws for civil suits, public actions or just a lack of being afraid, I don’tknow, but the public should be afraidwhen LEO's are too worried to act.
Yes, this is a small percent but any percent puts citizens and LEO'S in danger.

Go ahead and PEACEFUL protest all day long, but the hate screamed, the violence, the agantoic behavior and the lawlessness has got to stop!!!!

Pay close attention to Jarrett Maupin's takeaway from this exercise at the end and what the news anchors say at the end.

Hi,
As I have stated time and time again, THERE ARE COPS THAT SHOULD NOT BE COPS.

So, no not all cops shoot at all POC, just as all POC of color don't just shoot at cops.

I encourage y'all go do a ride along, go take a de-esclation class, call your department and ask if you can run through LEO scenarios


Let's hear your take after doing any of those. If you had first hand experience maybe you would understand more of the actions of LEO, and no I am not justifing shooting unarmed POC before someone twists my statement.