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 @9N5M63Y from New York answered…2hrs2H

Some funding should go to social and community based funding for non violent calls or mental health concerns

 @9N5D5XQ from Pennsylvania answered…4hrs4H

Middle path between directing money towards social programs and having enough staffing for the police force that there c…

 @9N5BVHR from Ohio answered…5hrs5H

What does military grade equipment mean? Elected officials should properly fund police departments to serve and protect…

 @9N565FM from Washington answered…6hrs6H

We should refocus police resources on truly criminal activity and get them out of situations where nobody has been harme…

 @9N552QS from Connecticut answered…6hrs6H

Yes, and so should all Americans without reservation, because this sort of infinite defense in depth makes military conq…

 @9N552QS from Connecticut answered…6hrs6H

Provide training & qualification for anyone with a desire to serve as voluntary police officers funded on their own reco…

 @9N526F6 from California answered…7hrs7H

Yes, but if they accidentally kill a living thing or do something insane there should be some sort of compensation.

 @9N5238K from Texas answered…7hrs7H

Police need more training but not more money. We do need unarmed community-based responders for nonviolent calls too.

 @9N4ZTQB from Oregon answered…7hrs7H

Yes, to an extent. Maintain police for explicit crime and law enforcement but also fund social and community based progr…

 @9N4Z4QM from Alabama answered…7hrs7H

Yes, a portion should be redirected to support social programs that serve for needs outside the duties of the police wit…

 @9N4WYZS from Texas answered…7hrs7H

Yes and no, police hold a strong and helpful place in the community and should continue to be funded but there should be…

 @9N4WNFD from Utah answered…7hrs7H

Transition funding for police militarization to social and community based programs, without increasing funding

 @9N4VZVY from California answered…7hrs7H

No, police departments should fire most police officers and only keep the top 20% based on knowledge of the law, applica…

 @9N4S4ND from Alabama answered…8hrs8H

Yes, A portion should be diverted for Mental Health support and savings from removing victim less crimes.

 @9N4S2GM from North Carolina answered…8hrs8H

Yes, but only with the right training in response to extreme situations that call for the use of such equipment

 @9N4RCJB from California answered…8hrs8H

Preserve the current funding levels for police, but also start to invest in social and community programs, we need both

 @9N4NZMP from Pennsylvania answered…9hrs9H

No. But there should be more social community based programs to help citizens with mental health and drug abuse and…

 @9N4MVR5 from Ohio answered…9hrs9H

yes but only in important situations and they should have training to tell when and where it would be appropriate to use…

 @9N4M3YD from New Hampshire answered…9hrs9H

There should be an unarmed police force for non-violent calls, and an armed police force for violent calls. They should…

 @9N4KJ8W from Oregon answered…10hrs10H

There is no blanket answer. In lower crime communities reduce funding for police and add social programs in areas with…

 @9N4GC5C from Indiana answered…10hrs10H

Yes, but there should be a category depending on what the drug was. Also there should be two categories - one for the us…

 @9N4GC5C from Indiana answered…10hrs10H

Yes, but only if the officer handling it has a military background or has gone through a lengthy class on how to properl…

 @9K99V29 from Florida answered…11hrs11H

No, but the applications of artificial intelligence in such systems should be looked & invested into

 @9K99V29 from Florida answered…11hrs11H

Not all funding, but local police departments should still be drastically defunded (if funding isn't used for better tra…