Jason65 wrote:Fantastic Idea take money from the police and give it to departments that can stop criminal activities and while we wait for the criminals to stop what they do best the country is brought to its knees
Because these criminals can get help and not punished and thus do the activities again and again.
Like I have said police need more help because they see the worst of the human race and they are the first you shout when you need help.
Have you ever actually spoken to someone in the police? Or done any research?
They spent a hell of a lot of their time responding to mental illness and addiction related emergencies, that could otherwise be spent on actual crime prevention.
£162m - nearly 20% - was cut from alcohol and drug treatment budget (i.e. rehab) from 2014 to 2018.
Do you honestly think the right thing to do is cut those kind of budgets and put it into policing?
That is what is meant by 'defund the police' - don't take everything so literally.