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princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

me:

Reducing those powers and shrinking the force has more benefits than not doing so or allowing their power and sizes to continue to balloon.

you:

I wouldn’t feel very comfortable with a low police presence.

me:

Because from my experiences, these groups tend to feel most comfortable when there’s a lower police presence.

you:

My solution would be a much, much smaller police force

I literally already said that but alright mate 🫡

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unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Sure grab some quotes, don’t engage with the whole comment. I can change my mind on things. I don’t know why this needs to be about trying to hurt me rather than have a reasonable debate

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- princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Mate it was because you said “My solution” and then basically repeated what I had suggested 3 comments earlier as if it was your own idea. Rather than admitting on any level that I may have been right earlier. That’s not a debate, that’s just bad faith.
  
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  - unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    You never said that we should have less police, you only said that certain groups feel safer with less police. I was under the impression that you didn’t want police at all
    
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    princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    Even if you don’t believe the police should stop existing, it’s undeniable that they’ve systematically lobbied for more and more powers, which disproportionately affect minorities and the poor. Reducing those powers and shrinking the force has more benefits than not doing so or allowing their power and sizes to continue to balloon.
    
    This is from my first comment in this thread, I bolded the relevant section for you this time.
    
    I was under the impression that you didn’t want police at all
    
    I don’t, but I’m willing to compromise to get there. I also do believe that disbanding the police force overnight would cause more harm than good, it’s not the path we should take. Systems need to be developed to slowly replace their functions with ones that don’t cause the same harm. I don’t know what all of those systems would look like. But more than once I’ve joked with friends that we should get little old grandma’s out there doing breathos, who’ll lovingly shame you into alcohol counselling.
    
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