Liberal City Defunds the Police, Department Releases a List of Crimes Cops Will No Longer Respond To
By Alex Parker | Jun 03, 2021 10:30 PM ET
What happens when you defund the police?
As it turns out, you may end up with fewer police.
Therefore, fewer crimes are tended to.
That’s exactly what happened — and is happening — in North Carolina.
Last September, the Asheville City Council voted 5-2 to cut its cop budget.
The reduction: 3%.
As noted by The Associated Press, protestors had been calling for a slash by half.
Against the originally proposed $30.1 million, the council carved out $770,000, leaving $29.3 million.
From the AP:
During recent demonstrations against racial injustice, protesters in Asheville and across the U.S. have rallied around calls to eliminate or reduce spending on policing and reallocate those funds into serving community needs through investment in support services, housing, education and other resources.
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Hence, on Wednesday, the city listed which crimes “officers will no longer respond to”:
Theft under $1,000 where there is no suspect information (this does not include stolen vehicles or guns)
Theft from a vehicle where there is no suspect information
Minimal damage and/or graffiti to property where there is no suspect information
Non-life-threatening harassing phone calls (does not include incidents that are related to domestic violence and/or stalking)
Fraud, scams, or identity theft
Simple assaults that are reported after they have occurred
Reports that do not require immediate police actions and/or enforcement (information only reports)
Funeral escorts
Lost/found property
Trespassing where the property owner does not want to press charges
more
https://redstate.com/alexparker/2021/06/03/liberal-city-defunds-the-police-department-releases-a-list-of-crimes-cops-will-no-longer-respond-to-n391027
