The consequences of
defunding the police
In 2020 many cities
vowed to defund the police and did that. The Austin City Council voted to cut
its police budget by $150 million and reinvest the money in social services.[1]
The same thing did Seattle City Council.[2]
This initiative was then supported hugely, more than 20 cities cut down the
police budget in some way.[3]
But what did it result
in?
Many people who are
independent voters from lower, middle, and upper classes who live in the
suburbs or apartment blocks have somewhat reasonable cohesion between their
neighbors, some of them have friendly relations and with some of them they are
tense. Anyway, majority of population[4]
does not support the idea of defunding the police. When the democratic party
officially supports the idea of defunding the police that alienate many
independent voters.
The other effect that
was caused by cut in a police budget is that gun-sale skyrocketed in 2020[5]
and remained high in 2021 comparing to previous years. People feel unsafe when
the government defunds the police and decide to count on their own. The citizen
patrol organizations were expanded or creates in many cities to protect neighborhoods
with families and small businesses.[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
The truckers will not
take contracts to cities which disbanded or defunded the police.[10]
To conclude, defund
the police is not a popular idea among the population, it meets the needs of
radical left. It is not only unpopular but unrealistic and it harms the entire
social structure.
In our next post we
will cover today condition of the police.
[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/08/13/austin-cuts-police-budget-by-a-third-as-defunding-efforts-gain-momentum/?sh=1b6aae8156b6
[2] https://www.forbes.com/sites/isabeltogoh/2020/08/11/seattle-police-chief-announces-retirement-after-signing-off-on-100000-pay-cut-and-funding-cuts/?sh=1c5ab4617a56
[3] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/07/us-cities-defund-police-transferring-money-community
[4] https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6973381594270521117/1574187410920401605
[5] https://www.safehome.org/data/firearms-guns-statistics/#:~:text=Total%20estimated%20gun%20sales%20fell,percent%20between%202002%20and%202021.
[6] https://surpriseaz.gov/1033/Citizen-Patrol
[7] https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/departments/departments-g-p/police/programs-resources/programs-and-services/volunteers/citizen-patrol
[8] https://police.cityofomaha.org/community-involvement/community-and-crime-prevention-programs/citizen-patrol-oocp
[9] http://www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com/departments/police/citizen_s_patrol.php
[10] https://archive.vn/2rry8
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