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In response to "I don't understand what Minneapolis is going to do. They're disbanding the police, what happens when a crime is committed? You call a social agency? -- nm" by jnine

There was some discussion here last night on B4 & B5 that might be useful to review.

Posted by znufrii, silly old man (aka znufrii) Jun 8 '20, 10:48

in short, police defunding or abolition does not mean there won't be police to respond to actual crimes, but that a substantial amount of resources would be reallocated away from policing behaviors that are more effectively addressed by other means.

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I know that's the general thought, but from what I read, it seems that Minneapolis is getting rid of the police. -- nm - jnine Jun 8, 10:50 7
- It's way too early to make conclusions about what they're going to do. -- nm - mara Jun 8, 10:55
- basically, it sounds a lot more dramatic than it will likely turn out to be. -- nm* - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 10:55
- They're shutting down their police department, which is not the same thing as having no police. - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 10:52 4
  - The "Defund the Police" slogan is confusing and scary to a lot of people. It's not a winner. That slogan would drag Biden down. -- nm - ty97 Jun 8, 10:52 3
    - Pelosi was very clever today, I think, in referring to a "rebalancing" of resources. - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 10:54
    - agreed. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 8, 10:54 1
      - agreed. -- nm - amanda Jun 8, 10:55

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