(07-18-2023, 03:32 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(07-18-2023, 02:19 AM)Lucky2Last Wrote: Why bother, dude? You believe what you want to believe. You're so invested in what you're told that you can't believe your eyes. Defund the police? ...Can't defund it if it's getting more money, right? Those are the FACTS.   

Meanwhile, in reality world, Chicago has been downsizing its actual sworn-in police department members in spite of high crime for the last 5 years. So, even though they are increasing their budget, putting you clearly on the right side of the FACTS, they aren't using it to actually, you know, get more police. They are reducing their police force. But, hey, technically downsizing isn't defunding, right? That downsizing is just a coincidence. Don't worry, though... while you repeat the FACTS about their budget increasing, I'm sure some nice corporate contractor is somehow finding new ways to funnel money from the taxpayers while crime continues to skyrocket. And I'm not even going to mention the problems the defund the police movement has created for cops who are now too afraid to police. Gotta love dem FACTS.

LOL

Police forces nationwide struggled to maintain numbers during Covid and many have struggled ever since. 

Including Chicago. 
Nothing to do with "defunding." 
They are actively recruiting but can't get enough officers to fill the vacancies. 

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chi...o-suburbs/

Hey, would you look at that. Another article telling us what to believe.

Well, some of us actually got into the numbers of the Chicago Police budget. Some of us looked where they were spending more money. Some of us know that the Office of Constitutional Policing and Reform, which is part of the police reform movement, is what's contributing to Chicago's expanded police budget. Some of us know that the department doesn't contain any police officers, but a reform management team. Some of us looked at whether Chicago is actually expanding or shrinking its police force, so we don't have to blame COVID for what the city authorized. Some of us see that Chicago can't fill out it's need for officers because they're leaving to go police other areas or taking other jobs (about the only thing your article got correct, while conveniently tap dancing around the reason for this exodus).

Because of that, some of us can read that article you posted, and know that the shortage in Chicago has nothing to do with Covid. Some of us can see how they say "during the pandemic months," and realize that it's a substitute for, "during the George Floyd riots." Open your eyes, man. Use that brain of yours to challenge the system and stop repeating this hogwash.

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