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Defund the Cops?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by B@ffled, Jun 4, 2020.

  1. rocketsjudoka

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    Or those terms. I'm thinking too much as an architect..
     
  2. Amiga

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    yea, many people and media reporters are obviously limited to a few character so, those loaded term need to not be so loaded
     
  3. FranchiseBlade

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    Agreed. It's tough to come up with a two word phrase that means, 'Let's start over from the ground-up designing a new police department that better serves the community and be a completely new model.'
     
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  4. Os Trigonum

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    https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/08/bidens-pro-cop-past-may-hurt-him-with-progressive-mob/

     
  5. jiggyfly

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    directly relevant to what you said: "I think this defund the cops slogan is a landmine for Democrats and needs to be recalibrated before the election and real policy solutions need to be talked about instead of this catchall phrase. . . . I am seeing progressives going after Biden because he is not signing on to the defund movement,I can all ready see this being the new M4A."
     
  7. jiggyfly

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    This has nothing to do with his "pro cop past", the article is just trying to conflate the two.

    No its not directly relevant it's just you starving for my attention and trying to stir the pot.
     
  8. B@ffled

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    How about "F U C K The Police"? I wonder if they'd have to pay NWA to use it.
     
  9. Os Trigonum

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    I am most definitely not "starved" for your attention, most of the time I simply ignore you and wish I had here. sorry I ruined your life ;)
     
  10. B@ffled

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  11. DaDakota

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    DeMilitarize them.

    DD
     
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  12. jiggyfly

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    Your sorry I did not take the bait.
     
  13. jiggyfly

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    So this is gonna be your new thing?

    Pay my bills?

    Really?
     
  14. B@ffled

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    Nah...just messing with you. It won't be a 'thing'.
     
  15. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    lol, painting Biden as a radical probably won't stick.
     
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  16. TheFreak

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    Too late, it’s already out there. Now Trump fans and media are free to do what they want with it, and they will. Did clarifying what the green new deal actually meant undo all the damage caused upon its initial release? This is Politics 101 stuff.
     
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  17. Ziggy

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    It's dumb because Trump did the same thing. He DEFUNDED the President (taking no salary) and found alternative ways to make money, continue to do his job poorly (as the police will after defunding) and kill innocent Americans (as the new police surely also will, but hopefully less egregiously) .
     
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  18. Amiga

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    well then, own up to it and defund the bad cop like we do with bad schools.

    Here is a twist. Defund and privatize. That will make their head spin. (Not for it, but not completely against it either)
     
  19. DaDakota

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    I think it needs to be "Reform the Police".....

    DD
     
  20. dobro1229

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    Yeah we are arguing semantics just to avoid giving the right a political talking point to their base that they are going to run with regardless.

    who gives a sh$t if everyone that matters knows what it means.

    If we start up a new slogan though I’d vote for “Disband and Rebuild”.
     
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