There's a growing call to defund the police. Here's what it means

Re:There's a growing call to defund the police. Here's what ... by Joeri on Sunday June 07, 2020 @10:26AM (#23447548)

Private security. Everyone gets a private security contract with ex-cops, with an emergency number to call. The rich will be well-protected, the poor mostly left to fend for themselves.

That won’t be better, it will be far worse, but it’s a thing people can do, so in the absence of other things to do, it may end up as the thing that is done. Desperate people do foolish things if they see no alternative.

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Re:There's a growing call to defund the police. Here's what ... by throwaway894345 on Sunday June 07, 2020 @10:31AM (#23447593)

Imagine this on any significant scale. The richest become a law unto themselves. They become the de facto government by virtue of control over the largest armies. If you didn’t like the 1% before, why would you give them absolute power and the monopoly on violence?

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Re:There's a growing call to defund the police. Here's what ... by disposekinetics on Sunday June 07, 2020 @10:59AM (#23447817)

I don't want a world where I get police service as part of amazon prime, but it would still be better than a lawless world.

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