It seems to me that the Governor of Oklahoma unconstitutionally refused to fund PBS in the state based on his argument that the channel included subject matter he found troublesome. That's a clear, governmental, violation of First Amendment rights and I hope the state PBS channel will sue accordingly.
I have always believed in the intent of the mantra, Defund the Police! Many misinterpreted the oft-used words because they didn't seem politically correct. Our system of policing from the Sheriff's Dept. to the forces in every city needs reform and that will never be accomplished with the same old rules in place. When Dave Myers was thrown under the bus by the local Democrat establishment, drunk on their power again, I knew we were in for the same old tactics. I'm fed up with all those who bend to the party rule without questioning why!
I consider the mantra "Defund the Police" to be a major problem in that it doesn't begin to convey the intent many progressives ascribe to it. Instead, to the simplistic thinkers of the Right, it provides a hook for them to argue that Black Lives Matter and progressives want to yank all funding from police departments. It is, in my view, a counter-productive 'mantra' that gets in the way of addressing the need to consider funding for police carefully and how it is applied.
And your choice would be? It's out of complete frustration with a system that has not performed for many years . Yes, it does all that you ascribe to it in your remarks, but them the word, reform, seems to do nothing. Fear of word meaning requires discussion and understanding, not just ignoring a situation that gets worse each year. Some of those "Defunded" policemen and women may have skills in another area that would benefit society and don't even know it. Lack of communication stifles forward commitments and thinking.
It seems to me that the Governor of Oklahoma unconstitutionally refused to fund PBS in the state based on his argument that the channel included subject matter he found troublesome. That's a clear, governmental, violation of First Amendment rights and I hope the state PBS channel will sue accordingly.
I have always believed in the intent of the mantra, Defund the Police! Many misinterpreted the oft-used words because they didn't seem politically correct. Our system of policing from the Sheriff's Dept. to the forces in every city needs reform and that will never be accomplished with the same old rules in place. When Dave Myers was thrown under the bus by the local Democrat establishment, drunk on their power again, I knew we were in for the same old tactics. I'm fed up with all those who bend to the party rule without questioning why!
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I consider the mantra "Defund the Police" to be a major problem in that it doesn't begin to convey the intent many progressives ascribe to it. Instead, to the simplistic thinkers of the Right, it provides a hook for them to argue that Black Lives Matter and progressives want to yank all funding from police departments. It is, in my view, a counter-productive 'mantra' that gets in the way of addressing the need to consider funding for police carefully and how it is applied.
And your choice would be? It's out of complete frustration with a system that has not performed for many years . Yes, it does all that you ascribe to it in your remarks, but them the word, reform, seems to do nothing. Fear of word meaning requires discussion and understanding, not just ignoring a situation that gets worse each year. Some of those "Defunded" policemen and women may have skills in another area that would benefit society and don't even know it. Lack of communication stifles forward commitments and thinking.