Cui bono
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Original Question
The oldest challenge to a proposed change is "who benefits". Can the issue of defunding police departments be addressed logically? Who benefits? Who loses? Are we citizens at hazard by the process?
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1The public benefit by having resources which they pay for allocated appropriately and where they are required to best serve them.
The police benefit by not having to deal with non criminal matters which they aren't trained to deal with and don't want to deal with.
Win win.
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I suggest looking into Camden, New Jersey, where the crime and murder rate was consistently among the top 5 in the nation, who disbanded their police department and reformed it building a new culture of understanding and getting involved with the community e.g. hosting cookouts on the streets, instead of going to war with them.