"In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain and simple principle; a principle which will probably be called a paradox. There exists in such a case a certain institution or law; let us say, for the sake of simplicity, a fence or gate erected across a road. The more modern type of reformer goes gaily up to it and says, "I don't see the use of this; let us clear it away." To which the more intelligent type of reformer will do well to answer: "If you don't see the use of it, I certainly won't let you clear it away. Go away and think. Then, when you can come back and tell me that you do see the use of it, I may allow you to destroy it."
ok, how is this quote relevant? You are arguing that protesters want to get rid of police because they don't see the use for them. But that is 100% innacurate. They are arguing for reforming (not getting rid of police) because of systematic abuse by the police. If the wall was crushing people to death, then the reformers would be very much justified in calling for the wall to be fixed or replaced.
You foolishly assume there is a long list of qualified cops lining up for reduced pay. The opposite is true. If anything, it's going to be EXTREMELY expensive to recruit the kinds of cops you want to hire. Otherwise, you will have a reduced police force
but that is exactly the point. The police are so large and numerous because they are preforming so many tasks which have nothing to do with violent crime. You don't need to send cops to harass homeless people. You shouldn't send cops to deal with addiction issues. Those are not tasks they are equipped to deal with. once you re-distribute those tasks to other people who are better able to hand these tasks, then you don't need nearly as many cops.
which is already a problem as shown with the sick-outs.
those sick outs are a symptom of the problem. They don't want to be held accountable. They like being above the law. So they are basically threatening public safety in order to ensure they keep their privileged status.
People don't understand WHY the police are needed when dealing with the homeless and mentally ill. Somebody has to protect the social workers. The homeless are absolutely irrational and sometimes very dangerous.
Ok, but the police have no training on how to actually help with these issues. They just force the homeless to move. That didn't help anything, it just moved the problem. they aren't trained to handle the mentally ill. So issues will naturally escalate because police will behave how they were trained to (ie use commands, if they aren't obeyed then use force).
Defunding and reducing the police with the assumption "LOTS OF PEOPLE WANNA BE GOOD COPS BUT THE BAD COPS JUST WON'T LET THEM," Is a page right out of the Marxist manifesto.
that is an extremely dumbed down version of it, but sort of.
Just replace good cops and bad cops with proles and bourgies. When you throw the baby out with the bathwater, you don't magically get more babies.
are you attempting to argue that police are somehow magical creatures that cannot be replaced? There are millions of people coming of age every year. Many of them would love to be a cop.
Expecting to recruit well-trained cops willing to take risks with their lives so that a handful of criminals might have theirs spared without monetary incentives is purely a Marxist ideal.
you clearly have not been paying attention at all. No one is saying cops should work for free. No one is even arguing they should work for less money. So this whole point is complete nonsense. The point is to remove the non-crime related tasks they are doing so that less police are needed.
