Defund the police

[BmorePat87]

(07-19-2020, 10:19 AM)GMDino Wrote: I've said it before and I'll say it again:  Willful ignorance.

If someone attacks the phrase "Defund the police" and they get information on what it means and it is explained to them and they continue to only focus on that phrase they are willfully ignorant and do not care about the reform measures only about keeping the status quo.

Same for those who quote one line out of context and then refuse to acknowledge the entirely of what was said.

Folks spent days defending Trump for whatever he "meant to say" about a variety of subjects even when his entire speech was shared, now they "know" what Biden meant despite his words being posted.

It's a shame, but it also a waste of time trying to explain further.

This is where nuance matters.

Biden supports a number of the elements of “defund” in terms of pushing responsibilities to social agencies or programs to reduce the issues the police need to deal with.

However, he also supports increased funding for the police, just not in the form of military equipment or vehicles.

Some “defund” people support the first part but not the last. Some “defund” people support the first and also want to see the police entirely gone.

The cartoon I posted is obviously of the first group, though I also support the increased funding that Biden proposes.