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  • Morning_star0

    Abolish police?
    Shut down STEM?

    Are people serious about doing this or is it just some symbolic call to arms that highlights historical racism?

    And, has the Mayor of Portland really defunded the police to the tune of $15million?

    How is this a good thing?

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    • There was a photo of some white girl in LDN at the failed BLM march at the weekend with a placard saying "Defund the police". Like.. what? Here?Nairn
    • Thoughtless regurgitating drones, the lot of them.Nairn
    • some book called In Defense of Looting was doing the rounds over the weekend. Trump only needs a handful of obliging idiots to make his case for himFax_Benson
    • Reallocation of funds to community support services is how it’s a good thing.
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    • I understand that NB but that still leaves a police problem. How would that have saved George Floyd from dying during his arrest?Morning_star
    • i think the talk of defund the police came after police beat up protesters with military gears. causing permanent injury.pango
    • multiple people lost their eyes.pango
    • Surely that is a training issue, no? And would be solved by investing in the police?Morning_star
    • Not a big fan of Cops or Biden, but it was a smart strategy for him to not fall into the defunding the police rabbit hole12xu
    • Biden was in large part responsible for the state of modern policing, for better or worse.MondoMorphic
    • It's not a good thing, Morning_starMondoMorphic
    • Lol pango, ya they were just prancing about making friendship bracelets when outta nowhere the Nazis stormed in and started poking out all the eyesGnash
    • tbf, from my perspective, there is a seemingly HUGE difference between Police funding here in the UK and over there in the States.Nairn
    • We have 'specialised weapons units' - presumably people trained and respectful of their profession. Seems over there y'all have idiots with Gulf War materielNairn
    • it still weirds me out when I see plod with gunnage, and i've been seeing it 20 years here in London.Nairn
    • @gnash remember before Trump did the photo op at th church, the police started beating people?pango
    • Try show me any evidence someone was being violent before the beating started.pango
    • LolzGnash
    • Lolzpango
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