Converation thread

No they're not. People who want to defund/abolish the police (assuming they actually know what they're talking about and aren't just using progressive bandwagon talking points) understand that the alternative solutions require significant increases in public services and social safety nets to improve the material conditions of the public. The biggest root cause of crime is poverty, so abolishing the police without also doing something about guaranteeing public access to food, shelter, healthcare, education, transportation, etc. isn't going to solve any problems. Police do…  Read more not prevent or solve the issue of crime, they merely respond to it, so by replacing modern policing with public services and systems that actually provide for the needs of the public will help to alleviate crime more than police ever could. We need both: abolish modern policing AND guarantee quality public goods and services.