Biden Administration Funds 1,000 New Police Officers

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Biden Administration Funds 1,000 New Police Officers

November 18, 2021 at 4:06 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 42 Comments


https://politicalwire.com/2021/11/18/biden-administration-funds-1000-new-police-officers/

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“The Justice Department said on Thursday it’s giving $139 million to police departments across the U.S. as part of a grant program that would bring on more than 1,000 new officers,” the AP reports.

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1. Honestly, I think we need to have far fewer police

and pay them much much more.

I think our current problem is over policing, not under.

But that's just me.

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2. I think you need to pay police more. I would think that would give

bright people options. There was some talk at how you should not hire smart police. That they get bored. I call bulls*** on that. Pay them more. Make it a calling that will attract great people.

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5. exactly

I also think it should require a 4 year degree.

Currently it takes 1 to 2 years to be trained to cut hair.

And a few weeks to be trained to be a cop.

If I had my way:

I would triple cops pay.
Cut the number of police in half.
Require a 4 year degree
Cut in half the enforcement on piddly crimes like speeding, drug possession etc.

Essentially model it closer to Federal law enforcement. Make it prestigious.
How many times do we run into an FBI agent? Quite rarely. Ever gotten a "ticket" from the FBI?

Crime would plummet.

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3. Is this an anti-defund-the-police move?

Probably a good idea.

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4. Biden was not a defund the police advocate. He was for reform

and programs that reduce crimes as well as policing. Pre-K and programs like it will lessen crime over the years.

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7. I know that about Biden. I thought that maybe he wanted to make it very clear

as people are trying to associate Democrats with "defund the police".

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9. Absolutely.

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8. Doesn't matter, Republicans will still claim that Biden is a defund the police guy

Nobody will remember the funding, or any extra cops, and all the media outlets will simply give Republicans free play to lie about Biden and his record. Online trolls will handle the rest of it, persuading millions that all Democrats everywhere want to abolish the police, something that practically no one (and nobody that should be taken with the least smidgen of seriousness) is advocating.

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6. And in doing so, effectively knee-caps another rw bullet point.