Leaked emails show crime app Citizen is testing on-demand security force

Re:Leaked emails show crime app Citizen is testing on-demand... by kelnos on Friday May 21, 2021 @05:49PM (#27240386)

While the "defund the police" movement certainly has a lot of different motives and goals, my personal take on it is that we should be defunding the police for things that they are a bad fit for: handling things like mental health issues and doing wellness checks. Funding should be kept at levels high enough to handle being first responders to actual crimes and such.

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Re:Leaked emails show crime app Citizen is testing on-demand... by deugo on Friday May 21, 2021 @06:10PM (#27240607)

Completely agree. Should not have taken a jab at it (maybe a reaction to those both supporting defunding public police and also vocally opposing my decisions in a private market to recover my security).

IMO The entire justice system should be revamped with a focus on rehabilitation in society and viewing most drug-related "criminals" as victims who need treatment for their addiction or illness. Also concerned about the militarization of the police, and feel their budget could be spend better.

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