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CMV:Trying to defund the police and dismantle prisons would do more harm than good.

Update: Mind has been partially changed.

I am eager to see policies and accountability for police and policing (please research candidates and vote in your local elections coming up).


I also support reforms to the prison system. I think it does a lot of harm. I would like to see a big focus on rehabilitation. Also it’s obvious a lot of people get excessive time. 


The problem is, many police departments are struggling with funds which IMO is why there’s issues. That’s not the only reason of course. They don’t have enough of the right training and are often understaffed. Example, a department is severely understaffed. Takes them hours to get to a call. That community member did not receive help and now does not believe the police are there to help them. 
On top of that, they are understaffed and more likely to make poor choices out of fear. 


Prisons serve a purpose. Rapist, murderers, and other violent criminals belong there. 

I’m seriously interested in hearing a good counter argument. So far, all I’ve heard is that we don’t need the police or prisons. I would be afraid to live in a society without police or prisons. I think there would be more crime and vigilantly justice, which I don’t want.
gpt
>The problem is, many police departments are struggling with funds which IMO is why there’s issues.

>They don’t have enough of the right training and are often understaffed.

How many of these departments used funds they had on hand to buy military level equipment instead of hiring\training?

The issue here is that there's a large amount of fund that these departments spent on un-needed equipment that they do not know how to properly use.  They've kinda dug their own hole IMO.

Then, look at prison.  For-Profit prisons need to be done away with.  Medical issues, such as addiction and drug use, do not belong to be treated in prisons but hospitals.  Prisons should ONLY be for violent offenders and only for rehabilitation and not revenge justice.