I hear that. I just remark that we have noticed over the years, under previous administrations, a lot of heavier than usual gear being distributed around to local police forces all over. Big scary tank-like armored vehicles in little towns, stuff like that. I wouldn't want to see that materiel become assets of a national police force. You wouldn't have an easy time opposing that, and you shouldn't have to.
The essence of American life is self governance, which has to mean that the local police force lives where it polices, and is drawn from local people. If it isn't locally sourced, it's an occupying army.
The article's point is this isn't about defunding the police, it is about replacing the police with NEW police.
Haha jokes on them. That shit works in 3rd World shitholes, not places where every other home is armed
I hear that. I just remark that we have noticed over the years, under previous administrations, a lot of heavier than usual gear being distributed around to local police forces all over. Big scary tank-like armored vehicles in little towns, stuff like that. I wouldn't want to see that materiel become assets of a national police force. You wouldn't have an easy time opposing that, and you shouldn't have to.
The essence of American life is self governance, which has to mean that the local police force lives where it polices, and is drawn from local people. If it isn't locally sourced, it's an occupying army.
The article's point is this isn't about defunding the police, it is about replacing the police with NEW police.