Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

smartest_kobold t1_j3173uc wrote

Police escalated a mental health crisis in two minutes.

ABOLISH

4

itsMalarky t1_j31r9cj wrote

That's a bit dramatic

Maybe some actual training? Or maybe PDs stop hiring cops straight out of the military as an incentive, as if it's the same job?

Concord for example:

"Four years of active duty military experience is one of the ways to satisfy our minimum requirements for the police officer position." - I personally think that's horseshit. This shouldn't be a thing. The two don't translate.

12

RedLeafRoy t1_j31s9nx wrote

Yeah. I think even the most liberal places that "Defund(ed) The Police" have given up on it now. Violent crime skyrocket. Who woulda thunk it?

0

LackingUtility t1_j32esjm wrote

What are you talking about? There was a story just a couple weeks ago about a city that diverted police funds to an unarmed mental health/social work team that had successfully handled several hundred calls without violence, and cheaper than the cops could do it.

10

RedLeafRoy t1_j37x6xx wrote

If you believe it then you can live in a place that has abolished the police. I'm not going to. Enjoy.

2

NeilDatgrassHighson t1_j32tx0d wrote

They’re just spewing bullshit that backs the opinions they formed while watching Fox News and fearing brown people.

1

Drivedrivefff t1_j33qk86 wrote

Tell me you're part of the problem without telling me you're part of the problem.

2

RedLeafRoy t1_j37wwac wrote

Ironic (& personally I find it hilarious). If you spent any time outside of the echo chamber then you'd know what I'm talking about.

−1

valleyman02 t1_j31zk3h wrote

Who defunded the police? And now you're telling me there's a study? Or you're just making everything up?

4

RedLeafRoy t1_j3231ao wrote

Rip Van Winkle slept for 2 decades so I guess you could have been asleep for 2 years

−6

valleyman02 t1_j3274ye wrote

So no cities that defunded the police? Atlest you admit it just a fairytail.

4

RedLeafRoy t1_j37xvhl wrote

>Atlest you admit it just a fairytail.

Yeah. Except that never happened. -So not only can't you see current events, you are seeing things that aren't real. That's an issue. Unless you want to get away from the mind control cult, I don't see much use in trying to give you helpful info.

2

Sqwirl t1_j32g0eb wrote

Name a single state that defunded the police. We'll wait.

3

RedLeafRoy t1_j37xz9z wrote

LOL. -As if someone here claimed a whole state defunded the police.

3

smartest_kobold t1_j31w7lq wrote

There was no correlation between reducing police budget and violent crime. Violent crime went up everywhere the year defunding the police was tried for unrelated reasons.

−8