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

361
3,020
219
11,612
Load newest
Replying to @marwilliamson
Fascism is taking over
Replying to @marwilliamson
Excellent point.
Replying to @marwilliamson @DawudWalid
They're fine with defunding until the ask is to defund something white people rely on to continue their oppression.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Abolish the police. It's what we need to do. This system was literally crafted to enslave black people.
Replying to @marwilliamson
I think defund the police is great, it makes people pay attention.
Replying to @marwilliamson
The outrage was channeled into unlawful drone strikes and police brutality. That's how the military and police ended up with such huge budgets.
GIF
Replying to @marwilliamson
Yessss
Replying to @marwilliamson
Reform! Is a better word!
Replying to @marwilliamson @TheDirtyArtist
Defunding police would help those other programs back. Instead of governments putting all of the money only in one place to encourage violence. Police aren’t mental health workers, and so on. And they shouldn’t be called for everything.
Replying to @marwilliamson @TheDirtyArtist
Some of that funding should go to health care workers, drug counselors, that should be working with police to de-escalate situations. And if a person is dressed up as a war officers, common sense is they will act like one.What is it going to hurt trying something new?
Load more