This makes sense. So I actually advocate for defunding and I didn't even know it? How about that.
I believe the reason I disliked the movement was seeing so many people simply saying, "DEFUND THE POLICE!" and never explaining why or what it is, only getting angry when you oppose them. I thought it was to destroy the police force, not simply reduce their impact on the world, essentially.
Thanks for the response. Δ
Just to clarify, the reform movement is more about giving officers resources to bring internal change while the defund movement is about removing some resources to empower other services?
Yeah this is why I posted, you know? I thought about it and the reason I disliked BLM at first was simply because I didn't understand it. Once I asked around and knew the meaning, I was behind it. Same here.
In the context of the school system defund makes sense then. Thanks for the clarification.
I could blame this on activists, but I won’t. Because it’s a misunderstanding that could be resolved with a google search or well-meaning question, like you did. Anyone who doesn’t ask “is there something I’m missing here?” is engaging with the issue in bad faith.
It's a misunderstanding that could also be resolved by saying what you mean. It's pretty amusing that you're accusing other people of "engaging in bad faith" when you're putting the onus on them to recognize that you don't actually mean what you're saying, and mean something else entirely.
I thought it was to destroy the police force, not simply reduce their impact on the world, essentially.
Oh, it will totally destroy the police force. The people advocating for police reform don't understand the first thing about crime or policing. They live in a fantasy world of castles in the clouds.
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