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Shadow-Bolt posted...

The short version is the resources taken away from police forces are rolled into social services instead, who have a *much* better track record of reducing crime by, y'know, actually rehabilitating people so that they're not in situations where they feel like crime is a solution to their problems. Mental health counselling and decent paying job training can do wonders for a "high crime area"

EDIT: And for the criminals who are just absolutely menaces who cannot be helped? That's why you keep *some* police. Society needs more healers than guardians. especially guardians who use their authority abusively.

defunding is the first step towards abolition. that is what it is. that is what it always has been and always will be. the job of the police isn't protecting people; it's maintaining the status quo.

runewalshPSiv posted...

What are they going to do? Respond to a domestic violence call? An active shooter? A robbery?

I can see them dealing with things like drug possession instead of police just arresting the person.

you're drastically overestimating the effectiveness of the police in dealing with those crimes.