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@grilled_cheese, Is the logical solution to defund the police? I would prefer to use those available funds and invest time and money in programs that lengthen the amount of training and raise the bar for law enforcement officers to qualify for their positions. And why not include social work, ethics classes, et cetera in law enforcement? The American conception of penance is too brutalized and outdated. I'm all for trying new things here. I do not stand against what Minneapolis is trying- I may not agree with it, but hell, why not try it now? The current system clearly isn't working for black people. 

In my opinion, calls en masse for defunding the police (with few defending arguments) is the type of leftist feel-good groupthink that drives moderates to the candidate with an (R) next to his/her name come election time. It's a knee-jerk reaction. 

And I ask this honestly- If police brutality is the concern here, what benefit would it serve to put already strained officers and police departments under more stress when there are less officers on duty with less resources? My educated guess is they would be even more overwhelmed and provoked to lash out violently against citizens.

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