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In reply to the discussion: AOC reveals she's attending therapy and learning to 'slow down' after Capitol riot [View all]George II
(67,782 posts).....the Capitol Police have had are sufficient to handle an influx of hundreds of new patients/officers at one time, Autumn?
Autumn, did that 11% include such programs to accommodate the hundreds of officers who engaged in hand to hand combat for hours at the Capitol? Autumn, I checked their budget from last year, there's nothing in it about handling an invasion of the Capitol Building by a thousand or more insurgents. Maybe I missed it Autumn? You really think the current benefits are suitable to handle all the long-term injuries, both physical and emotional? Really Autumn?
I guess the existing Capitol Police budget includes having dozens of therapists, both physical and emotional, sitting around playing solitaire on their laptops just waiting for that once in a lifetime situation where they might be flooded with scores of patients, right Autumn?
You should be reminded, Autumn, that in 2020 176 police officers NATIONWIDE committed suicide. This incident itself resulted in the suicide of two officers in one Department over the course of a few days. Do you really think the government should scrimp on a few dollars for their psychological treatment when the actual lives of Capitol Police officers are still in jeopardy Autumn, just for the sake of "defund the police" purity?
Even so, Autumn, as I've pointed out elsewhere, the entire bill is $1.9B and the funding for the Capitol Police is only $43M. That's only 2% of the entire bill.
So, Autumn, for the sake of that 2% (and actually only a fraction of THAT 2%) the other 98% of the bill should be sacrificed. Does that make sense Autumn?