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Re:Microsoft Employees Call on CEO to Cancel Police Contracts by smt88 on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @08:54PM (#23472708)
I think you (understandably) misinterpreted "defund" the police to mean "disbanding" or "abolishing" the police.

It actually means redirecting police funds into more appropriate resources[1], such as first-responders trained to deal with mental-health issues. Police are often called for non-crimes. They also don't need millions for military-grade equipment...

1. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-poli...

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Re:Microsoft Employees Call on CEO to Cancel Police Contracts by danaur on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @09:54PM (#23473050)
If people continuously misinterpret this, and it is being used as a marketing statement, do you not think there is an issue with how it is being represented? If people outside the movement continuously make the same error in interpretation seems like you need either better education or messaging to not hurt the movement.
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Re:Microsoft Employees Call on CEO to Cancel Police Contracts by smt88 on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @10:23PM (#23473245)
Yes, I do think there is an issue with how it's being represented. That's why I said it was understandable that GP was confused.
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Re:Microsoft Employees Call on CEO to Cancel Police Contracts by garlicGum on Thursday June 11, 2020 @08:25PM (#23494688)
Given how much trump lies and spins the truth to suit his purpose[1], I don’t think it would make a difference. 1. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/trump-comments-on-buffalo-p...
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