After a multi-year drumbeat of Democrats and far left-wing activists calling for defunding police departments across America, President Joe Biden is now set to press Congress for a new $37 billion plan to fund increased policing across the nation.
Said to be included in Biden's Safer America Plan is $13 billion over the next five years for local police forces to hire and train 100,000 new officers.
The Safer America Plan is also said to include $15 billion for a grant program called "Accelerating Justice System Reform." This program would allow states to use those funds to develop strategies for preventing violent crimes and create programs with a public-health focus designed to lessen police burdens when it comes to nonviolent situations.
"We need to fund police who walk the beat, know the neighborhood, are accountable to those they are sworn to serve, and build community trust and safety."
Two weeks later, in Joe Biden's State of the Union address, the president concurred, saying, "We should all agree: The answer is not to defund the police. The answer is to fund the police. Fund them. Fund them."
"With all due respect, Mr. President, you didn't mention saving Black lives once in this speech. All our country has done is given more funding to police. The result? 2021 set a record for fatal police shootings. Defund the police. Invest in our communities," Bush said.
One of the main goals of the "Defund the police" movement is to replace local funding and control of police with federal funding and control on the way to establishing a national police force.
Friday, July 22, 2022
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