“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.
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Response rates from 248 Waterford voters.
37% Yes |
62% No |
36% Yes |
50% No |
1% Yes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls |
13% No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities |
0% Yes, and abolish the police |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 248 Waterford voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 248 Waterford voters.
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Unique answers from Waterford voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9ZSV72N2 days2D
No additional funding should go to militarising the police, community based programs should be developed in parallel
@8DG6RF44yrs4Y
No, but Social & Community Based Programmes are worth investing in at the same time, just not at the expense of the Gardai.
@9ZSRCLZ2 days2D
Funding for social and community based programmes should be increased regardless to work in tandem, when necessary, with police
@9ZSMVQB2 days2D
There should be middle ground, don't decrease police investment, fund community based programs without taking from police departments
@9ZSKZ7Q2 days2D
There should be middleground, don't decrease police investment, fund community based programs without taking from police departments
@9ZSK8F82 days2D
I neither agree or disagree as yes we need a police force but they shouldn’t have anymore weapons but we do need funding for community based programs however there are more important things we need to focus on
@9ZRY6KK3 days3D
Yes, I strongly believe increased funding in social and community programmes for juveniles would hugely decrease juvenile offenders and have real potential to provide them with opportunity and knowledge when it comes to their adult years to know to not commit a crime.
@9ZQ8L3M6 days6D
Let's start demanding that the police do their job and stop paying their salaries if they don't do the job they were called to do. It has become accepted in Irish society that demanding that they obey the law is a fascist, Gestapo-like, generally oppressive method. Let's stop this nonsense, execute the law.
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