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CMV: Defunding the police will not solve any problems

First of all, I would like to reiterate that I think that what happened to George Floyd was murder, the officer got what he deserved, police brutality against black people is very real, and that black lives matter. I love that people are - predominantly - peacefully protesting and demanding change.

Now, to the post title. I've seen a lot of the protesters calling for "defund the police". I've also seen that Minneapolis intends to abolish their police force, and that Los Angeles has cut the police budget by $250 million.

I think that defunding police is extremely short-sighted. It will create even worse problems, as police departments will be overwhelmed and crime will just get worse. That is not a racial jab. Assholes of all races will take advantage of limited policing to commit further and worse crimes.

To me, the solution is actually to increase funding to police forces, or at least reallocate funds. Police departments need to be demilitarized, and the budget from that change can go to better training and deescalation skills. Increasing the budget would accomplish the same thing. You can also make the requirements for being a police officer much harder or more stringent (ie. requiring a degree or specialized training). It's a fact that increasing the salary of a job increases the quality of people that want to have the job, and thus, the amount of applications received. Departments can be much pickier on who they hire. That way, we weed out those cops who are racist or power-hungry.

I also think that increasing budgets can go into an oversight program, where people are paid to review police incidents and decide whether or not an act was justified. Police officers who are guilty of unjustified acts of violence will be blacklisted from ever being an officer again, and charged with the appropriate crime.

I worry that defunding police will plunge cities in this country into anarchy and vigilantism. I can imagine the 911 calls now: an emergency is occurring - like a break-in, operator says there's no one available, caller is seriously hurt or killed. Look at the damage done to Minneapolis and other cities as a result of rioters hijacking the cause of the peaceful protesters as an excuse to go wild. 

Humanity has proven that we cannot govern or police ourselves. We just can't leave each other alone. Removing a system of law enforcement will make that even worse. If police departments are defunded and crime becomes worse, we could see the military start to do law enforcement. And everyone who as ever lived under martial law will tell you that it's waaaay worse than anything the police have done lately. Ask North Korea or the Palestinians.

I'm trying to understand how defunding police forces is going to help, when budgets can be redirected to better training. Maybe I'm misunderstanding the intent behind defunding. Maybe there are other solutions that people have. Help me understand how we can fix our issues.

Justice for George Floyd! BLM!
gpt
Part of defunding police is shifting many responsibilities (trouble students, sexual assault, mental health crises) to other departments and other social workers. 

Yes, if we simply defunded police while expecting police to continue doing what they do now, they will be overwhelmed. But that is not the case. 

It is not “defund police and change nothing else about society.”