“Defund the police” is a slogan that supports divesting funds from police departments and reallocating them to non-policing forms of public safety and community support, such as social services, youth services, housing, education, healthcare and other community resources.
38% Yes |
62% No |
34% Yes |
43% No |
3% Yes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls |
19% No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities |
1% Yes, and abolish the police |
See how support for each position on “Defunding the Police” has changed over time for 2.2k Ireland voters.
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See how importance of “Defunding the Police” has changed over time for 2.2k Ireland voters.
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Unique answers from Ireland users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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No, but Social & Community Based Programmes are worth investing in at the same time, just not at the expense of the Gardai.
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As there is a shortage of gardai, there should be more funding directed both to them and communit6y initiatives
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i do not believe that it should be redirected but, there should be more funding for community based programs
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No, but increase funding in initives that will help to prevent crime
@9DS2PBY8mos8MO
Not the entirety of the funding and it depends on the area long with what the programs are
@9D3CDT99mos9MO
Integrate policing into a wider community support network
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Four seats held by progressives were won by candidates running on an anti-crime platform. Two others are still up for grabs, with another vacancy to be filled next year by the next City Council. Including Councillor-at-large Sara Nelson, who wasn’t up for a vote this year, moderates will now hold at least five of nine seats on what was arguably the most progressive City Council in America before this vote.Roy Hollingsworth campaigned on hiring more police and beat progressive Alex Hudson 53% to 47%. The seat was formerly held by radical socialist Kshama Sawant.Rob Saka campaigned on “bringing our police back to full capacity and staffing levels” and defeated progressive Maren Costa 54% to 45%. He’ll replace Lisa Herbold, who had sought a legal pass for misdemeanors committed under the “duress” of poverty or substance abuse. Cathy Moore won in a rout over progressive ChrisTiana ObeySumner, who opposed prosecuting drug use. Incumbent Andrew Lewis, who had voted to cut police funding, conceded to moderate Bob Kettle.One incumbent who held his seat is Dan Strauss, who voted in favor of a 2022 city budget that cut police funding for a second year in a row. But in campaign mailers this year Mr. Strauss admitted that “defund the police was a mistake,” and he defeated challenger Pete Hanning 52% to 47%.
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