r/SipsTea 3d ago

Chugging tea Thoughts on this?

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u/xGenocidest 3d ago

People doing flash robs or most of the people shoplifting arent doing it because they're poor. They just want free shit and nobody is stopping them from doing it.

Rich people will still steal if theres no consequences.

u/SavouryRain 3d ago

They aren't saying no consequences. They're saying that money spent on things like housing and healthcare take the desperation crimes away.

Yes, there will always be assholes stealing shit. The goal is to limit it.

u/be_my_squirrel 3d ago

I must be really misunderstanding the whole defund the police thing

u/JustaSeedGuy 3d ago

Sounds like you are, yup

u/be_my_squirrel 3d ago

Sounds like you are, yup 🤓

u/JustaSeedGuy 3d ago

Oh, sorry. I didn't realize you were a child. I don't usually talk to kids online.

Have a nice day.

u/veryhardpee 3d ago

Defund the police doesn’t mean that there are no cops. It means that there are different types of first responders for different situations. 

Like a homeless person being a public nuisance would get a social worker, a domestic violence call would get a mental health expert plus a cop, and an armed robbery would get cops, etc. 

No one is under the impression that we don’t need a police force, but we also have to reconcile with the reality that when you dial 911 it shouldn’t be either cops or paramedics that show up, there need to be more options to fit the scenario. 

u/Soggy_Association491 2d ago

Obviously chanting defund the police doesn't mean defunding the police.

u/be_my_squirrel 2d ago

My mistake

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