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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: sheila727   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: You are your own first responder
Date: 04/26/23 1:06 AM
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Loads of left wingers believe in abolishing the police. They run for office on the west coast.

Why do you and so many here deny this very simple fact?


Because it isn't a fact, simple or otherwise. And it isn't happening. Looking at facts rather than yellow journalism makes that quite clear.

"Despite 'defunding' claims, police funding has increased in many U.S. cities
Leaders across the country have blamed the rise in crime on the "defund the police" movement. In most places, it never happened.....
ABC Owned Television Stations examined the budgets of more than 100 cities and counties and found 83% are spending at least 2% more on police in 2022 than in 2019."
abc7ny.com - Where police departments defunded how does funding impact crime defund the budgets

"Busting the 'Defund the Police' Myth
Despite Republican claims, police in the largest Democrat-run cities have not been defunded.....
Republicans have spent the past two years accusing Democrats of trying to defund police departments. But the facts show that the police have not been defunded. In fact, not only have Democrats put more money into policing since fiscal year 2019, but they also spend more on policing than Republican-run cities. Here are the facts that disprove this myth:....
americanprogressaction.org - Defund police myth
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