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Re:Luxury Beliefs Are Status Symbols by test6554 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @11:31AM (#38086388)
"I'd like to emphasize the distinction between defunding (i.e. demilitarizing) and abolishing the police"

I'd like to emphasize the distinction between your definitions of these words and the actual definitions of these words...

abolish - formally put an end to

defund - prevent (a group or organization) from continuing to receive funds

demilitarize - remove all military forces from (an area)

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Re:Luxury Beliefs Are Status Symbols by littlestymaar on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @02:04PM (#38088899)
> demilitarize - remove all military forces from (an area)

Militarization of police refers to this trend where police has started to buy hardware that was previously of military use only[1], so it's not completely absurd to talk about the opposite motion as “demilitarization”.

> defund - prevent (a group or organization) from continuing to receive funds

Or just (significantly) reduce how much funds they get.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarization_of_police

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