What Defunding the Police Looks Llike

·       Mental health responders to attend mental health crisis in place of armed

police

·       Street outreach teams, more shelters and affordable housing to help solve homelessness and stop the homeless from being criminalized 

·       Traffic stops to be eliminated entirely, with traffic violations dealt with via. mail

·       Community members to attend domestic violence calls, to help intervene and establish long-term safety for the individuals

·       Specialized physical and emotional support for victims of sexual violence

·       Investing in prevention of sex trafficking to end economic and social conditions that lead to deeply rooted vulnerabilities 

·       The legalization of marijuana to stop incarceration for the 'harmless' drug

·       Better handling of drug offenses to stop 'criminalizing of communities of color'

·       Decriminalization of sex work and formation of an independent union to ensure individuals have insurance, child care and safety precautions

·       Restorative justice (meetings between victim and offender) to be used to deal with property crimes such as theft and burglary 

This Situation We're IN

First, they gutted welfare

           Then they appropriated military weapons to the police

 

Second, they gutted education

           Then they appropriated funds for prisons

 

Third, they gutted affordable housing

           Then they declared war on the homeless people

 

Fourth, they gutted the health care system

           Then blamed the poor, the homeless, the people of color for a pandemic

 

Fifth, they shot innocent people and even encouraged shooting the poor, transgender and people of color.

           Then they called us “THEIR,” human capital

          

 THEN WE BURNED THE COUNTRY DOWN