Riots/Looting/Violence and general post-George Floyd madness
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Cutting law enforcement budgets could possibly be the dumbest idea I have ever heard. Why would you want to cut from them? Same with firefighters and emt, don’t cut from them. Cut from somewhere else.bbiggs said:
Wait until law enforcement budget cuts are really felt. The party is just getting started.cutz said:
Only a matter of time when it gets worse?Ledbetterman10 said:I'll ride the wave where it takes me......0 -
+1mcgruff10 said:
Cutting law enforcement budgets could possibly be the dumbest idea I have ever heard. Why would you want to cut from them? Same with firefighters and emt, don’t cut from them. Cut from somewhere else.bbiggs said:
Wait until law enforcement budget cuts are really felt. The party is just getting started.cutz said:
Only a matter of time when it gets worse?Ledbetterman10 said:0 -
Absolutely.mcgruff10 said:
Cutting law enforcement budgets could possibly be the dumbest idea I have ever heard. Why would you want to cut from them? Same with firefighters and emt, don’t cut from them. Cut from somewhere else.bbiggs said:
Wait until law enforcement budget cuts are really felt. The party is just getting started.cutz said:
Only a matter of time when it gets worse?Ledbetterman10 said:0 -
mcgruff10 said:
Cutting law enforcement budgets could possibly be the dumbest idea I have ever heard. Why would you want to cut from them? Same with firefighters and emt, don’t cut from them. Cut from somewhere else.bbiggs said:
Wait until law enforcement budget cuts are really felt. The party is just getting started.cutz said:
Only a matter of time when it gets worse?Ledbetterman10 said:
I mostly agree as well. However, I have heard some good arguments for redistributing the money that goes to police forces by shifting resources to drug rehabilitation, etc. The idea is that if we could reduce crime through effective human services agencies, we would need less law enforcement.
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Don’t take from the police, find the money somewhere else.brianlux said:mcgruff10 said:
Cutting law enforcement budgets could possibly be the dumbest idea I have ever heard. Why would you want to cut from them? Same with firefighters and emt, don’t cut from them. Cut from somewhere else.bbiggs said:
Wait until law enforcement budget cuts are really felt. The party is just getting started.cutz said:
Only a matter of time when it gets worse?Ledbetterman10 said:
I mostly agree as well. However, I have heard some good arguments for redistributing the money that goes to police forces by shifting resources to drug rehabilitation, etc. The idea is that if we could reduce crime through effective human services agencies, we would need less law enforcement.
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Such as?mcgruff10 said:
Don’t take from the police, find the money somewhere else.brianlux said:mcgruff10 said:
Cutting law enforcement budgets could possibly be the dumbest idea I have ever heard. Why would you want to cut from them? Same with firefighters and emt, don’t cut from them. Cut from somewhere else.bbiggs said:
Wait until law enforcement budget cuts are really felt. The party is just getting started.cutz said:
Only a matter of time when it gets worse?Ledbetterman10 said:
I mostly agree as well. However, I have heard some good arguments for redistributing the money that goes to police forces by shifting resources to drug rehabilitation, etc. The idea is that if we could reduce crime through effective human services agencies, we would need less law enforcement.my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf0 -
These cities could be operating with a budget surplus and still want to cut from law enforcement. They don’t like cops; hence the de-funding movement.mcgruff10 said:
Don’t take from the police, find the money somewhere else.brianlux said:mcgruff10 said:
Cutting law enforcement budgets could possibly be the dumbest idea I have ever heard. Why would you want to cut from them? Same with firefighters and emt, don’t cut from them. Cut from somewhere else.bbiggs said:
Wait until law enforcement budget cuts are really felt. The party is just getting started.cutz said:
Only a matter of time when it gets worse?Ledbetterman10 said:
I mostly agree as well. However, I have heard some good arguments for redistributing the money that goes to police forces by shifting resources to drug rehabilitation, etc. The idea is that if we could reduce crime through effective human services agencies, we would need less law enforcement.0 -
Social programs, obviously.oftenreading said:
Such as?mcgruff10 said:
Don’t take from the police, find the money somewhere else.brianlux said:mcgruff10 said:
Cutting law enforcement budgets could possibly be the dumbest idea I have ever heard. Why would you want to cut from them? Same with firefighters and emt, don’t cut from them. Cut from somewhere else.bbiggs said:
Wait until law enforcement budget cuts are really felt. The party is just getting started.cutz said:
Only a matter of time when it gets worse?Ledbetterman10 said:
I mostly agree as well. However, I have heard some good arguments for redistributing the money that goes to police forces by shifting resources to drug rehabilitation, etc. The idea is that if we could reduce crime through effective human services agencies, we would need less law enforcement.0 -
Specifically, public education. Everyone knows teachers are overpaid for what they do, summers off, 6 hour day, etc. Plus, what’s more socialist than public education, brain washing our youth?dignin said:
Social programs, obviously.oftenreading said:
Such as?mcgruff10 said:
Don’t take from the police, find the money somewhere else.brianlux said:mcgruff10 said:
Cutting law enforcement budgets could possibly be the dumbest idea I have ever heard. Why would you want to cut from them? Same with firefighters and emt, don’t cut from them. Cut from somewhere else.bbiggs said:
Wait until law enforcement budget cuts are really felt. The party is just getting started.cutz said:
Only a matter of time when it gets worse?Ledbetterman10 said:
I mostly agree as well. However, I have heard some good arguments for redistributing the money that goes to police forces by shifting resources to drug rehabilitation, etc. The idea is that if we could reduce crime through effective human services agencies, we would need less law enforcement.09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR; 05/03/2025, New Orleans, LA;
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“How about you take it from your military budget?”
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Specifically, public education. Everyone knows teachers are overpaid for what they do, summers off, 6 hour day, etc. Plus, what’s more socialist than public education, brain washing our youth?dignin said:
Social programs, obviously.oftenreading said:
Such as?mcgruff10 said:
Don’t take from the police, find the money somewhere else.brianlux said:mcgruff10 said:
Cutting law enforcement budgets could possibly be the dumbest idea I have ever heard. Why would you want to cut from them? Same with firefighters and emt, don’t cut from them. Cut from somewhere else.bbiggs said:
Wait until law enforcement budget cuts are really felt. The party is just getting started.cutz said:
Only a matter of time when it gets worse?Ledbetterman10 said:
I mostly agree as well. However, I have heard some good arguments for redistributing the money that goes to police forces by shifting resources to drug rehabilitation, etc. The idea is that if we could reduce crime through effective human services agencies, we would need less law enforcement.
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I m not a politician but I would not want my local police force to be defunded in any way.oftenreading said:
Such as?mcgruff10 said:
Don’t take from the police, find the money somewhere else.brianlux said:mcgruff10 said:
Cutting law enforcement budgets could possibly be the dumbest idea I have ever heard. Why would you want to cut from them? Same with firefighters and emt, don’t cut from them. Cut from somewhere else.bbiggs said:
Wait until law enforcement budget cuts are really felt. The party is just getting started.cutz said:
Only a matter of time when it gets worse?Ledbetterman10 said:
I mostly agree as well. However, I have heard some good arguments for redistributing the money that goes to police forces by shifting resources to drug rehabilitation, etc. The idea is that if we could reduce crime through effective human services agencies, we would need less law enforcement.
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This.oftenreading said:“How about you take it from your military budget?”
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oftenreading said:“How about you take it from your military budget?”
Signed,
The rest of the world
Makes sense to me too.
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This all reminds me of that time in The Wire, remember where they allowed a part of the city to just have no police presence, just a crime hub?Dublin 2006
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Police station set on fire last night in Portland. Good stuff. The chaos in these democratic cities is what will help Trump win. Way to go. Really making a big difference 👍🏼0
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I understand people becoming incensed when something like this happens. No reason this guy couldn't just be tased. Fortunately he wasn't killed, though I believe he's still in the ICU.
But this stuff doesn't really help matters.
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Hamsterdam...ConorKavanagh said:This all reminds me of that time in The Wire, remember where they allowed a part of the city to just have no police presence, just a crime hub?
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I agree these riots won’t help solve anything.
In fairness however, some black athletes tried to peacefully bring attention to this issue a few years back and white America wasn’t having that either, so... 🤷♂️0 -
Yeah I had no problem with Kaepernick kneeling and didn't really see what the big deal was. My argument in favor of it was that just a month prior to him starting that, a half-dozen or so cops were shot and killed at a BLM demonstration in Texas. So if protest A is killing cops, and protest B is kneeling when it's traditional to stand, obviously protest B is the way to go. That said, whether people accepted it or not, nothing was going to come from athletes kneeling. And nothing will come from anything Lebron James and the NBA does. It would take something more extreme (peaceful, but extreme) like maybe all the black players refusing to play...or something like that...to get people's attention.Merkin Baller said:I agree these riots won’t help solve anything.
In fairness however, some black athletes tried to peacefully bring attention to this issue a few years back and white America wasn’t having that either, so... 🤷♂️
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