Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?
Yes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls
Non-violent calls is a straw man argument, as a serving police officer almost every emergency call has the potential to escalate into a situation that requires use of force to keep people safe.
Any unarmed community response team would need to be capable of an armed, forceful response simply for their safety
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