Moderation Questions
The last iteration of the moderation discussion thread was a complete disaster. Numerous attempts to keep it on topic fa
BobtheSlob and theKnight00 are on the best posters list that I’m making. I find a lot of crds posts intriguing but he doesn’t make the list. sorry.
Obviously you are free to like or dislike any poster you like. That said, how does BobtheSlob contribute positively to any conversation? Maybe you find zero-content rage-posting entertaining? To each his own.
addendum: CRD is probably way over your head, so you not being a big fan of his posts makes sense.
CRD is an overeducated know-nothing incapable of thinking for himself. He's the classic stupid person's idea of an intelligent person.
But he does try his hardest to impress.
BobtheSlob and theKnight00 are on the best posters list that I’m making. I find a lot of crds posts intriguing but he doesn’t make the list. sorry.
lol nice cope. you got bodied in our discussion and decide to take pot shots instead.
or do you want to come back and defend prison abolition and defunding the police again? I didn’t even point out the uptick in violent crimes in the communities that took your advice.
WASHINGTON (TND) — In the wake of escalating violent crime, some cities across the nation that previously cut police funding are reconsidering their stance.
In the wake of George Floyd's murder by Minneapolis police officers in 2020, activists across the country called for cuts in funding to increasingly militarized police departments, with the funds then being redistributed to other public safety programs like those for mental health and social services.
The push by activists led to budget cuts for police departments in several major U.S. cities. Notably, Washington, D.C.'s City Council sanctioned a $15 million cut in police funding in 2020.
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FILE - In this June 6, 2020, file photo, demonstrators paint the words "Defund the Police," as they protest near the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
However, as crime has surged, city officials including Mayor Muriel Bowser and members of the city council, haveadvocatedfor increased police presence. Councilmember Trayon White, D-Ward 8,even calledfor National Guard assistance. Notably, some of the same council members who once supported the budget cut now endorse boosting funding.
The latest statistics from the D.C. area show violent crime is up by 37% in 2023 so far compared to the previous year, while homicides have surged by 25%.
Protesters stand holding up their arms in front of a road blocked by police in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone early Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
But this trend isn't limited to D.C.
In a similar vein, New York and Los Angeles initially reduced police funding in 2020, only to reverse the decisions a year later. In Austin, Texas, police budget cuts of around 30% in 2021 were short-lived, as state-level legislation barred such reductions, leading to a 50% boost in the following year. Meanwhile, Baltimore's journey involves a seesaw of cuts and increases; initially $22 million was shaved from the police department's budget, followed by an almost $15 million increase. The city's proposed 2024 budget contemplates a 2.5% rise supported by federal and state funds.
While cities are increasing their budgets to strengthen public safety measures, police staffing shortages remain an issue.
According to the National Police Association, nine out of ten of police departments across the country are dealing with staffing shortfalls (TND)
According to the National Police Association, nine out of ten of police departments across the country are dealing with staffing shortfalls. The so called "defund the police" movement appears to have played a significant role in exacerbating this decline: According to Chief Robert Bage from the Fort Walton Beach Police the recruitment problem has been brewing for twenty years.
Addressing the issue head-on, some police agencies are offering signing bonuses as incentives.
https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/...
Hey how does it feel that your feel good slogans that people told you would lead to more crime if they were adopted as policy led to more violent crimes, homicides, etc? So your “anti-racist policies” led to more dead black people.
But yeah, compare me to bobtheslob if it makes you feel better about being called out as supporting destructive policies that kill the people you are supposedly trying to help.
CRD is an overeducated know-nothing incapable of thinking for himself. He's the classic stupid person's idea of an intelligent person.
But he does try his hardest to impress.
One day you’ll make a good post, jal. Until then you can stick to posting pictures of headlines that you didn’t read the article for and sniping from the sidelines.
crd, I did not take a pot shot. I said your posts are intriguing.😀
I am on vacation in Maryland right now.
you know what’s worse than a coward that takes potshots from the sidelines? a coward that takes potshots from the sidelines and won’t stand by them.
I genuinely find your posts intriguing. The temperature level of your posts I find aggressive and a bit overwhelming. I dont discuss things to “win”.
Being offended by the BobtheSlob comparison and then immediately channeling BobtheSlob energy to go off on Bryce is pretty funny tbh
Being offended by the BobtheSlob comparison and then immediately channeling BobtheSlob energy to go off on Bryce is pretty funny tbh
Really? What’s the energy being channeled? Have you seen bobtheslob make an argument and back it up with an article that basically shows conclusively that something that someone refused to substantiate was complete BS?
We might have a different perception of bobtheslob’s energy. I think he’s bad because his posts are worthless, he curses at everyone, and just generally never engages in sustained argumentation.
If bryce is willing to engage in sustained argumentation, I’m open to it, but instead he backed out with some sarcastic ******* remark (I can’t recall what it was, but something about how I’m proving why white boys are worthless to talk to or something).
I was fine to let that go but apparently he wants to smear me after he ran off with his tail tucked between his legs.
Anyway bryce, if you ever want to defend “defund the police” again, which was tried and failed miserably as a policy, in such a way that overwhelmingly negatively effected minority communities, I’m open to further discussion. You still haven’t retracted your point that “defund the police is good for everyone”. Do you want to retract that statement now?
Calm down, you’re gonna give yourself an ulcer
Defund the police
Right, the only way for you guys to win arguments is by playing social games and psychologizing political disagreement.
It’s plain as day that defund the police is a failed policy that killed and terrorized many minorities unnecessarily. Unless you want to defend it here because I’m making fun of your friend for defending a policy that led directly to death and terror and then running away like a coward?
Defund the police
Dekeyboard CRD.
