Yeah, they needed to consult someone in PR before calling it that. That was just stupid.It is the worst political slogan ever, even worse than the appeal to end women's suffrage.
A lot of people want the police to be manged differently, and then there are the batshit crazy people that truly want what the slogan says.
Defund The Police
We call for a national defunding of police. We demand investment in our communities and the resources to ensure Black people not only survive, but thrive.defundthepolice.org
Was/Is this a good strategy/policy for Democrats to get behind?
It NEVER was a dem iniative.
It NEVER was a dem iniative.
Good grief.
Your post sounds like it has been "Foxed"
This was one of the most boneheaded notions that came out of the BLM movement and that was championed by Democratic politicians across the country. And this is evidenced by the scramble by those Democratic politicians, the past year, to distance themselves from the idea. Some politicians have even gone so far as to falsely deny they were ever for the idea.
Defund The Police
We call for a national defunding of police. We demand investment in our communities and the resources to ensure Black people not only survive, but thrive.defundthepolice.org
Was/Is this a good strategy/policy for Democrats to get behind?
The policy I think was ok, the timing did not work due to the problems of coming out of the pandemic.
I thought "reimagining" didn't come about until "defund" started getting slammed pretty hard and then there was a pivot to the use of "reimagining".It was a (stupid) BLM initiative which was adopted by some (yet far from all) demorats. More decided to call it “reimagining police”, but that would have actually cost more to implement.
I thought "reimagining" didn't come about until "defund" started getting slammed pretty hard and then there was a pivot to the use of "reimagining".
Please provide examples of more than 10% of the entire Democratic congressional caucus, or anyone in Democratic leadership getting behind Defund the Police.
Defund The Police
We call for a national defunding of police. We demand investment in our communities and the resources to ensure Black people not only survive, but thrive.defundthepolice.org
Was/Is this a good strategy/policy for Democrats to get behind?
The cause is almost always social, however the enforcement piece may require the use of force, but that is a bandaid in most cases.Nope, the idea that crime (illegal acts) and by extension criminals (those who commit illegal acts) is a social problem therefore should be dealt with by social workers rather than LEOs and the rest of the criminal justice system was ridiculous.
Crime is more complex than that.While drug addiction (alone) is a medical and/or mental health issue, the numerous crimes committed to support a drug habit are not. Add to that the violent crime, to decide which street gang will (temporarily) control the lucrative ‘street drug’ supply within a given area, and it becomes apparent that this is not something that social workers (no matter how well funded) are going to be able to control.
Please provide examples of more than 10% of the entire Democratic congressional caucus, or anyone in Democratic leadership getting behind Defund the Police.
Defund The Police
We call for a national defunding of police. We demand investment in our communities and the resources to ensure Black people not only survive, but thrive.defundthepolice.org
Was/Is this a good strategy/policy for Democrats to get behind?
Please provide examples of more than 10% of the entire Democratic congressional caucus, or anyone in Democratic leadership getting behind Defund the Police.
Uh, it was.
Here's CNN talking about it how it was a political mistake for Dems:
Even Obama had to step in and say it wasn't good for Democrats to be going down that path.
It was a (stupid) BLM initiative which was adopted by some (yet far from all) demorats. More decided to call it “reimagining police”, but that would have actually cost more to implement.
The cause is almost always social, however the enforcement piece may require the use of force, but that is a bandaid in most cases.
Crime is more complex than that.
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