I understand “defund the police” isn’t the best language, but where was all the outrage when they were defunding education, defunding Headstart, defunding hunger & anti-poverty programs, defunding violence prevention programs, defunding peace projects & defunding social services?

Jun 14, 2020 · 5:05 PM UTC

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Those are all illegitimate functions of govt.
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Can we stay focused on BLM right now!
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Marianne2024
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Exactly this. EXACTLY THIS.
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and don't forget the EPA :(
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Precisely. I prefer the term reform, but you raise an excellent point.
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We should just change their names to Peacekeepers and find out what districts we live in.
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These shootings last night were not the police. Is this all the sudden ok?
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If people just don't want to hear it and won't hear it, does it really matter how we phrase it?
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I agree with you!
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