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In reply to the discussion: Squad Members Clap Back at Obama's 'Defund the Police' Clapback [View all]Caliman73
(11,730 posts)The goal of some (the most upset) is likely to end policing. The goal of most in the "defund" camp is to make police less relevant by increasing the services and needed funding to groups that deal with the actual problems that facilitate criminal activity.
I have said many times, the goal is to fund housing, so as to eliminate the problems associated with people being homeless, congregating together in run down and unsafe spaces. Provide people with food. Provide jobs programs. Increase funding for drug treatment. Hire social workers, therapists, and community organizers. All of these things would reduce crime at its source rather than require a police force to respond after the fact.
There would likely still be a need for police in communities but they would be a much smaller and more specialized and dedicated force. A smaller more dedicated, better trained force is more controllable and malleable.
I would go with "End police violence, Fund Communities" but that does not roll of the tongue either.