Criminal Issues

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

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No, unless excessive funding is being given to police in a particular community at the expense of education and other be…

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

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Yes, but only in response to extreme situations, and with strict training on how and when to use the equipment.

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

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Yes, every citizen deserves the right to vote. Felons should be the first to vote as they have a right not to be subject…

No

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Giving the police more weapons and tools to enact violence against civilians will just further encourage them to abuse t…

No

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Law Enforcement is a necessary department in our society. No we should not defund nor should we abolish the police. This…

Yes

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There have been many cases to support why defunding would be necessary, such as the death of George Floyd. Although ther…

Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?

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All drugs should be legalized at a federal level

Do you support qualified immunity for police officers?

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No, and provide more training and education for police officers

Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

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Yes!!! And if anyone fails to do what a man of the law says, like "stop, hands up, etc.", then the policeman has the law…

Yes

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Yes

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If we give the police military grade equipment then they will cause more harm than they will protection.

No

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Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?

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No, but I believe prisons should be reduced to the bare minimum of people that are there to protect the public. there a…

Yes

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I believe that police officers should have body cams. The main reason why I say this because they can be doing something…

No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

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Studies have been done that show increased police patrol lowers crime. In most communities, there is an average response…

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

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No, private companies want to grow and they grow with more inmates. A viscous cycle that private companies will take ad…

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

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No, but drugs should be legal and regulated like other substances (alcohol and Tabaco).

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

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depending of what said prisoner was convicted for, like drug possession, or self defense they should be able to be let o…

No

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If two people commit the same crime, what justification is there for one to be tried, and not the other? It simply doesn…

Do you support limiting police unions collective bargaining power for cases involving misconduct?

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Yes, and abolish the police.

No, extreme situations should be handled by higher agencies with specialized training and equipment

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The police are a majorly local organization, this means that these different groups are designed to deal with smaller, l…

No

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No

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No, and increase the personal liability for misconduct

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Yes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens

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If somebody you cared about was killed wrongfully you wouldn’t know because it be there word against yours