A plea to "defund the police" has become a popular call to action among protesters since the death of George Floyd.
FLORIDA - BUT WHAT EXACTLYDOES THAT MEAN?
EVEN THOSECALLING FOR IT DON'T AGREE..AND THE IDEA IS STIRRING LOTSOF DEBATE..AND CONFUSION.
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S MATTSCZESNY SPOKE WITH AN ACTIVISTAND HAS REACTION ABOUT THECALLS FOR DEFUNDING.<< 230332 "NO WETALKING ABOUT ELIMINATING ATALL” THE WAY WEIDMAYER PIERRESEES IT DEFUNDING THE POLICEIS MORE ABOUT CUTTING BACKTHAN CUTTING OUT 230351 "IFANYONE LOOKS AT THAT BUDGET,THEY'RE GOING TO BE LIKE WHATTHE HECK, LIKE CRIME HAS BEENDECREASING IN THE PAST 20YEARS SO WHY DOES YOUR BUDGETKEEP GOING UP?" HIS VIEW ISONE THAT MANY MARCHING THESTREETS ARE NOW TALKING ABOUTAND IT IS SOMETHING THE PALMBEACH COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENTASSOCIATION LEADER TAKESEXCEPTION WITH 231010 "IFYOU'RE GOING AFTER SALARIES ORBENEFITS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TOHIRE THE GOOD POLICE OFFICERS,IT'S A HARD TIME RIGHT NOWHIRING GOOD POLICE OFFICERS,LOOK AT THE NARRATIVE IN THECOUNTRY PEOPLE DON'T WANT TOBE POLICE OFFICERS.'
230535"LET ME MAKE IT VERY CLEAR I'MNOT IN FAVOR OF DEFUNDING OURENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT."WEST PALM BEACH MAYOR KEITHJAMES SPOKE ABOUT IT WITH USOUTSIDE HIS CITY HALL OFFICE .230517 "TO ME DEFUNDING THEPOLICE THE ONLY WAY TOAPPROACH IT FROM ANINTELLECTUAL DISCUSSION IS TOLOOK AT HOW CAN WE READJUSTSOME FUNDING AND MAYBE MOVESOME MONIES TO PROVIDE MOREMONEY FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS,EDUCATION PROGRAMS ETC." ANDIT SEEMS THAT'S WHAT PEOPLELIKE THIS 19 YEAR OLD PROTESTORGANIZER ARE TALKING ABOUT.230356 "WHY CAN'T THE MONEY BEREALLOCATED TO SOMEWHERE ELSEAND OTHER THINGS THAT REALLYNEED IT?" AGAIN, HE SAYS HE'SNOT CALLING FOR THE POLICE TOBE DISBANDED THERE ARE SOMEVOICES FOR THAT - BUT RATHERHE SAYS MONEY COULD BE MOVEDINTO MENTAL HEALTH ANDPROGRAMS TO CREATE MOREOPPORTUNITIES IN DISADVANTAGAREAS.
IN WPB, MS, WPTV NC 5.
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