posted June 29, 2021 11:55 PM            

Here’s a List of the Many Times Democrats — Not Republicans — Supported Defunding Police
Katherine Hamilton
29 Jun 2021

In the past few days, the Biden Administration has been attempting to shift crime wave blame onto Republicans by accusing them of “defunding the police” — despite evidence to the contrary.

Biden advisor Cedric Richmond first accused Republicans of defunding the police on “Fox News Sunday”:

Here are just a few big cities that have slashed police department budgets this past year:

1. New York
2. Philadelphia
3. Washington, DC
4. Baltimore
5. Los Angeles
6. Minneapolis
7. Seattle
8. Portland, Oregon

President Joe Biden said he supported reallocating police resources during his campaign.

Vice President Kamala Harris said “I applaud Eric Garcetti” for defunding the Los Angeles police, and said “we have to reimagine public safety” while discussing lowering the police presence in communities.

Biden’s Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta said officials must heed calls to “decrease police budgets and the scope, role, and responsibility of police in our lives.”

As Boston Mayor, Biden’s Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh proposed a budget to divert funding from law enforcement.

Biden’s Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke wrote an op-ed for Newsweek in 2020 supporting efforts to “defund the police.”

Rep. Val Demings (D-IL) called the Minneapolis City Council “very thoughtful” for voting to dismantle the police.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and fellow House Democrats refused to criticize the Minneapolis City Council for defunding the police.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) told protestors to “get more confrontational” with police.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) called for dismantling the Minneapolis Police Department.

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) called for defunding police as a congresswoman-elect.

A Democratic National Convention panelist advocated for defunding the police.

A Minneapolis City Council member defended defunding the police, but said she didn’t “have all the answers” on who would respond to violent crime.

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) compared federal law enforcement to the Nazi Gestapo. He later ignored looting and arson in D.C., claiming the only violence he saw in D.C. was from police.

Democrat Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said he doesn’t want police officers to respond to rape.

Former Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) said he supported Maxine Waters’ call to confront the police.

Even though violent crime has risen significantly in the past year, Democrats are still calling for the defunding of police departments around the country:

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) stood by her calls to “reallocate resources away” from police while saying the crime surge is just “hysteria.”

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) said she still supports defunding the police.

posted June 30, 2021 11:37 AM            

In fact, 75% of Americans think funding for police should be raised or is already just about right. Naturally, democrats want to cut police funding or abolish the police outright.

Poll: ‘Defund the Police’ Doesn’t Fly With Majority of Voters
Katherine Hamilton
29 Jun 2021

While leftists have made “defunding the police” their rallying cry, less than one in five voters think America should spend less on police.

In fact, 52 percent of voters actually think America needs to spend more on police, according to a Rasmussen poll released on Tuesday. Only 18 percent think the country should spend less on police, and 23 percent say the current amount of funding for police is about right.....

posted June 30, 2021 05:09 PM            

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Originally posted by teasel:
Pubbies refused to agree to a bill that included funding for the police.

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Yeah, good for republicans who voted against that 'red herring' bill which directed money away from real police work and gave it to 'community policing programs'. You know, if a citizen calls in a robbery in progress, a rape in progress, a riot in progress...well, community policing sends in a 'social worker'. Wow, now that would really be effective.

Good for republicans who voted against taking away 'qualified immunity' from police officers doing their jobs.

posted July 02, 2021 12:07 AM            

Jen Psaki Cannot Name One GOP Member in Favor of Defunding Police
Katherine Hamilton
1 Jul 2021

White House press secretary Jen Psaki stuck to the GOP blame game Wednesday when Fox News questioned her about comments she made alleging Republicans support defunding the police.

posted July 02, 2021 02:13 AM            

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Originally posted by teasel:
Pubbies refused to agree to a bill that included funding for the police.

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posted July 02, 2021 05:14 PM            

Now, we are humans and we all make mistakes. There are opinions I used to have that I no longer have, and I make no bones about it.

The problem is, I have yet to see even ONE of those defund-the-police advocates here and irl fessing up to the fact that they were wrong when it is now blatantly obvious this was a bad idea.