(01-29-2023 12:34 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:03 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  Democrat Mondaire Jones Slammed Over Tweet About Death of Tyre Nichols


Ex-Prisoner Speaks Out on Memphis Cop Demetrius Haley Who Was Charged in Tyre Nichols’ Death

Defund the police started in 2020, MPD hasn’t been fully staffed in over a decade and relaxed their hiring standards in 2018.

They cut retiree healthcare benefits in the early 2010s and other police departments started poaching experienced officers.

But don’t let the truth get in the way of trying to blame something on the democrats, y’all never have before.

Last time I checked the democrats run the the city of Memphis and have for a while. So I ask what was the point of your Post?

(01-29-2023 12:44 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:34 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:03 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  Democrat Mondaire Jones Slammed Over Tweet About Death of Tyre Nichols


Ex-Prisoner Speaks Out on Memphis Cop Demetrius Haley Who Was Charged in Tyre Nichols’ Death

Defund the police started in 2020, MPD hasn’t been fully staffed in over a decade and relaxed their hiring standards in 2018.

They cut retiree healthcare benefits in the early 2010s and other police departments started poaching experienced officers.

But don’t let the truth get in the way of trying to blame something on the democrats, y’all never have before.

Last time I checked the democrats run the the city of Memphis and have for a while. So I ask what was the point of your Post?

The middle tweet attempts to blame MPD staffing, which has had problems for over a decade, on defund the police which is a movement that started in 2020.

Don’t lie.

(01-29-2023 09:46 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 09:37 AM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 01:54 AM)BlueDragon Wrote:  

(01-28-2023 01:55 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(01-28-2023 01:46 PM)BlueDragon Wrote:  Breakdown of the family unit was brought on by the those advocating removing God from the school house. We have become a nation that doesn’t worship God, doesn’t attend worship service and doesn’t study the word of God. We have removed corporal punishment from schools and at home by those Godless individuals who have no comprehension of spare the rod. Thus, watching violence is NOT the core of our problems. Having a basic understanding of acceptable morals is our problem.

When I grew up I knew that certain lines crossed brought on punishment and there was never let’s talk about this. Today, there is no punishment. Thus, people do and say things on social media without any fear of reprisals. Welcome to Pandora’s Box.



Why should men be accountable and good fathers when they have no guide or reference?

And to think this was ALL DONE FOR A VOTE. Gotta love it. Thanks Democrats specifically LBJ.

Weird. States with the highest percentages of believers (Alabama, Arkansas, Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky) also have the highest levels of divorce…

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/...orce-rates

Hmmmm….first of all you have to believe in marriage and actually get married to divorce something secular society no longer values. Enlighten us how many children are born out of wedlock by state.

Except for Utah the same states listed all have high rates of unwed mothers.

No but you see, if Christians had even more power over your life it wouldn't be that way!

/sarcasm

Anyone claiming to be a Christian and wants to control you is not a Christian.

You have serious issues discerning Christianity.

Read to show yourself learned.

Better to be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt.

(01-29-2023 12:44 AM)tigergreen Wrote:  

(01-28-2023 07:43 PM)maximus Wrote:  Unrelated to the idiots who did this.

I challenge any leftist (Green, NotsoMensa) to do a few ride-alongs with anyone in the MPD. Not the outskirts, im talking the Orange Mound, the Chelsea, the Binghampton, the NutBush(where I grew up), the south Memphis, the Northaven, the Frayer areas.

You would need a diaper...or two.

Reason I'm recommending this is it will quickly make you realize the idiot leaders of the city who lowered the education requirements to be an officer didnt do anything but hurt the force. You'll understand the defund the police movement created a vacuum and it's worsening daily. You'll understand what it actually means to be a police officer in the thick of it.

These officers weren't qualified to work at Walmart.

Feel free to PM me, I can make a ride-along happen, bring your pampers.

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Big talk. All hat, no cattle with you.

I grew up in Frayser; lived there from the mid-70’s until the mid-90’s, a block from Trezevant.

I currently live between orange mound & binghampton. Have a MPD friend from my childhood in Frayser who is stationed at Tillman who I remain in contact with & we discuss what is happening in the area. I spend all my time in these neighborhoods, because my kid has friends from his middle school living there.

Don’t talk to me about “needing a diaper,” because that’s just you trying to act like Billy Badass when you don’t have any stake in the area I currently live.

So you, boss man & whoever else doesn’t think that I’m not invested in those communities can take several seats with that nonsense.

You missed my point and you're making assumptions.

I simply put an invite to you leftists to actually spend some time with officers and experience .05% of what they have to do, id suggest the same to the moronic politicians who spew the same mess you are doing here.

I've been working with kids in most of the neighborhoods I listed since I was a kid myself. My father started taking me into those places when he voluntarily coached kids in those neighborhoods starting in the late 70s. I played basketball and baseball with kids from those communities for my entire childhood. Helping build a home next Saturday in Orange Mound, been doing similar things like that for years. You assume since I make comments about the ineptitude of Memphis city leaders and leftists like you that I don't care about the people living in the conditions they largely cause. One doesn't have to live in the city limits to "be part of the community", I won't subject my family to the crime and risk of living inside Memphis. I had to basically rescue my parents from my childhood home about 5 years ago, they now live about a mile from me are very happy not having to deal with the constant threat of crime.

Anyway, ill wait for a PM and I'll get you that ride along.

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(01-29-2023 12:46 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:44 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:34 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:03 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  Democrat Mondaire Jones Slammed Over Tweet About Death of Tyre Nichols


Ex-Prisoner Speaks Out on Memphis Cop Demetrius Haley Who Was Charged in Tyre Nichols’ Death

Defund the police started in 2020, MPD hasn’t been fully staffed in over a decade and relaxed their hiring standards in 2018.

They cut retiree healthcare benefits in the early 2010s and other police departments started poaching experienced officers.

But don’t let the truth get in the way of trying to blame something on the democrats, y’all never have before.

Last time I checked the democrats run the the city of Memphis and have for a while. So I ask what was the point of your Post?

The middle tweet attempts to blame MPD staffing, which has had problems for over a decade, on defund the police which is a movement that started in 2020.

Don’t lie.

What did I lie about?

(01-29-2023 01:54 AM)BlueDragon Wrote:  

(01-28-2023 01:55 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(01-28-2023 01:46 PM)BlueDragon Wrote:  

(01-27-2023 11:57 AM)BigTigerMike Wrote:  

(01-27-2023 11:36 AM)AdoptedMonarch Wrote:  I don't know whether Bartlett disagrees with you on this point, but I certainly do. Over the last two generations our children have been steadily desensitized to violence.

I watched "Psycho" at the age of 13 and was scared sleepless. Today, 13-year-olds would laugh at how lame that movie is, and then go pick up some interactive video game where they get to first-hand shoot, maim and decapitate other players.

I am not denying fatherlessness as a core problem. But I am suggesting that our culture has become more and more dangerously coarse and and uncaring - - fathers or no fathers.

We all watched looney tunes where guns and knocking characters out with bats were common. High schoolers in the country had gun racks on their trucks on campus’s back in the day. You could buy a cap gun that made loud pops. There wasn’t a sudden increase of violence because of those things

What happened is simply the breakdown of the family where you were taught right and wrong and accountability and where men were raising their boys to be men and not make excuses.

Breakdown of the family unit was brought on by the those advocating removing God from the school house. We have become a nation that doesn’t worship God, doesn’t attend worship service and doesn’t study the word of God. We have removed corporal punishment from schools and at home by those Godless individuals who have no comprehension of spare the rod. Thus, watching violence is NOT the core of our problems. Having a basic understanding of acceptable morals is our problem.

When I grew up I knew that certain lines crossed brought on punishment and there was never let’s talk about this. Today, there is no punishment. Thus, people do and say things on social media without any fear of reprisals. Welcome to Pandora’s Box.



Why should men be accountable and good fathers when they have no guide or reference?

And to think this was ALL DONE FOR A VOTE. Gotta love it. Thanks Democrats specifically LBJ.

Weird. States with the highest percentages of believers (Alabama, Arkansas, Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky) also have the highest levels of divorce…

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/...orce-rates

Hmmmm….first of all you have to believe in marriage and actually get married to divorce something secular society no longer values. Enlighten us how many children are born out of wedlock by state.

The states with the lowest rate of divorce, Maine, Illinois, New York, California are also the states with the highest rate of Union membership. A primary reason for divorce is money, so its not surprising the states with the highest wages/standard of living/ levels of education are also the states with the lowest level of divorce.

https://constructioncoverage.com/researc...zed-states

(01-29-2023 02:12 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 01:54 AM)BlueDragon Wrote:  

(01-28-2023 01:55 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(01-28-2023 01:46 PM)BlueDragon Wrote:  

(01-27-2023 11:57 AM)BigTigerMike Wrote:  We all watched looney tunes where guns and knocking characters out with bats were common. High schoolers in the country had gun racks on their trucks on campus’s back in the day. You could buy a cap gun that made loud pops. There wasn’t a sudden increase of violence because of those things

What happened is simply the breakdown of the family where you were taught right and wrong and accountability and where men were raising their boys to be men and not make excuses.

Breakdown of the family unit was brought on by the those advocating removing God from the school house. We have become a nation that doesn’t worship God, doesn’t attend worship service and doesn’t study the word of God. We have removed corporal punishment from schools and at home by those Godless individuals who have no comprehension of spare the rod. Thus, watching violence is NOT the core of our problems. Having a basic understanding of acceptable morals is our problem.

When I grew up I knew that certain lines crossed brought on punishment and there was never let’s talk about this. Today, there is no punishment. Thus, people do and say things on social media without any fear of reprisals. Welcome to Pandora’s Box.



Why should men be accountable and good fathers when they have no guide or reference?

And to think this was ALL DONE FOR A VOTE. Gotta love it. Thanks Democrats specifically LBJ.

Weird. States with the highest percentages of believers (Alabama, Arkansas, Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky) also have the highest levels of divorce…

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/...orce-rates

Hmmmm….first of all you have to believe in marriage and actually get married to divorce something secular society no longer values. Enlighten us how many children are born out of wedlock by state.

The states with the lowest rate of divorce, Maine, Illinois, New York, California are also the states with the highest rate of Union membership. A primary reason for divorce is money, so its not surprising the states with the highest wages/standard of living/ levels of education are also the states with the lowest level of divorce.

https://constructioncoverage.com/researc...zed-states

Those are most likely the states with the lowest marriage rates as well. Divorces are naturally going to be lower in places that don’t believe in the sanctity of marriage.

(01-29-2023 01:39 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:46 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:44 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:34 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:03 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  Democrat Mondaire Jones Slammed Over Tweet About Death of Tyre Nichols


Ex-Prisoner Speaks Out on Memphis Cop Demetrius Haley Who Was Charged in Tyre Nichols’ Death

Defund the police started in 2020, MPD hasn’t been fully staffed in over a decade and relaxed their hiring standards in 2018.

They cut retiree healthcare benefits in the early 2010s and other police departments started poaching experienced officers.

But don’t let the truth get in the way of trying to blame something on the democrats, y’all never have before.

Last time I checked the democrats run the the city of Memphis and have for a while. So I ask what was the point of your Post?

The middle tweet attempts to blame MPD staffing, which has had problems for over a decade, on defund the police which is a movement that started in 2020.

Don’t lie.

What did I lie about?

The tweet lies about the source of the MDP staffing issues, unless the defund the police movement has a Time Machine.

Good summary, "Unanswered questions from videos of Tyre Nichols' arrest" -

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64442019

(01-29-2023 04:06 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 01:39 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:46 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:44 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:34 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  Defund the police started in 2020, MPD hasn’t been fully staffed in over a decade and relaxed their hiring standards in 2018.

They cut retiree healthcare benefits in the early 2010s and other police departments started poaching experienced officers.

But don’t let the truth get in the way of trying to blame something on the democrats, y’all never have before.

Last time I checked the democrats run the the city of Memphis and have for a while. So I ask what was the point of your Post?

The middle tweet attempts to blame MPD staffing, which has had problems for over a decade, on defund the police which is a movement that started in 2020.

Don’t lie.

What did I lie about?

The tweet lies about the source of the MDP staffing issues, unless the defund the police movement has a Time Machine.

The actual chant motto "defund the police" might have started when you said but the actual agenda has been a known leftist line item for years and years.



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(01-29-2023 05:41 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 04:06 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 01:39 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:46 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:44 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  Last time I checked the democrats run the the city of Memphis and have for a while. So I ask what was the point of your Post?

The middle tweet attempts to blame MPD staffing, which has had problems for over a decade, on defund the police which is a movement that started in 2020.

Don’t lie.

What did I lie about?

The tweet lies about the source of the MDP staffing issues, unless the defund the police movement has a Time Machine.

The actual chant motto "defund the police" might have started when you said but the actual agenda has been a known leftist line item for years and years.
T


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The MPD budget went up 11.7% from 2017 to 2021. It doesn’t sound like that agenda was executed or can be blamed here.

But like I said, don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story.

(01-29-2023 06:02 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 05:41 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 04:06 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 01:39 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:46 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  The middle tweet attempts to blame MPD staffing, which has had problems for over a decade, on defund the police which is a movement that started in 2020.

Don’t lie.

What did I lie about?

The tweet lies about the source of the MDP staffing issues, unless the defund the police movement has a Time Machine.

The actual chant motto "defund the police" might have started when you said but the actual agenda has been a known leftist line item for years and years.
T


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The MPD budget went up 11.7% from 2017 to 2021. It doesn’t sound like that agenda was executed or can be blamed here.

But like I said, don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story.

If you really and truly believe the mantra of defund the police hasn't hurt police departments across this land then there isn't hope for this being a legitimate discussion.

It has been proposed here and discussed over the years, luckily normal people voted it down and spoke out against it, including the black County Sheriff. But the uncertainty and rhetoric does nothing to help recruiting the best qualified officers and retaining the current ones.

The budget increase aligns with rate of inflation which is not abnormal at all.



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(01-29-2023 06:58 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 06:02 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 05:41 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 04:06 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 01:39 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  What did I lie about?

The tweet lies about the source of the MDP staffing issues, unless the defund the police movement has a Time Machine.

The actual chant motto "defund the police" might have started when you said but the actual agenda has been a known leftist line item for years and years.
T


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The MPD budget went up 11.7% from 2017 to 2021. It doesn’t sound like that agenda was executed or can be blamed here.

But like I said, don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story.

If you really and truly believe the mantra of defund the police hasn't hurt police departments across this land then there isn't hope for this being a legitimate discussion.

It has been proposed here and discussed over the years, luckily normal people voted it down and spoke out against it, including the black County Sheriff. But the uncertainty and rhetoric does nothing to help recruiting the best qualified officers and retaining the current ones.

The budget increase aligns with rate of inflation which is not abnormal at all.



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I can't believe we actually have to spell this out for them.

(01-29-2023 07:05 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 06:58 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 06:02 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 05:41 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 04:06 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  The tweet lies about the source of the MDP staffing issues, unless the defund the police movement has a Time Machine.

The actual chant motto "defund the police" might have started when you said but the actual agenda has been a known leftist line item for years and years.
T


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The MPD budget went up 11.7% from 2017 to 2021. It doesn’t sound like that agenda was executed or can be blamed here.

But like I said, don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story.

If you really and truly believe the mantra of defund the police hasn't hurt police departments across this land then there isn't hope for this being a legitimate discussion.

It has been proposed here and discussed over the years, luckily normal people voted it down and spoke out against it, including the black County Sheriff. But the uncertainty and rhetoric does nothing to help recruiting the best qualified officers and retaining the current ones.

The budget increase aligns with rate of inflation which is not abnormal at all.



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I can't believe we actually have to spell this out for them.

Exactly

(01-29-2023 05:41 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 04:06 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 01:39 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:46 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 12:44 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  Last time I checked the democrats run the the city of Memphis and have for a while. So I ask what was the point of your Post?

The middle tweet attempts to blame MPD staffing, which has had problems for over a decade, on defund the police which is a movement that started in 2020.

Don’t lie.

What did I lie about?

The tweet lies about the source of the MDP staffing issues, unless the defund the police movement has a Time Machine.

The actual chant motto "defund the police" might have started when you said but the actual agenda has been a known leftist line item for years and years.



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I was about to tell him the same thing.

(01-29-2023 06:58 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 06:02 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 05:41 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 04:06 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 01:39 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  What did I lie about?

The tweet lies about the source of the MDP staffing issues, unless the defund the police movement has a Time Machine.

The actual chant motto "defund the police" might have started when you said but the actual agenda has been a known leftist line item for years and years.
T


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The MPD budget went up 11.7% from 2017 to 2021. It doesn’t sound like that agenda was executed or can be blamed here.

But like I said, don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story.

If you really and truly believe the mantra of defund the police hasn't hurt police departments across this land then there isn't hope for this being a legitimate discussion.

It has been proposed here and discussed over the years, luckily normal people voted it down and spoke out against it, including the black County Sheriff. But the uncertainty and rhetoric does nothing to help recruiting the best qualified officers and retaining the current ones.

The budget increase aligns with rate of inflation which is not abnormal at all.



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The city of Memphis overall budget grew 7% over the same time period, so the 11.7 percent increase outpaces the increase of other areas of the budget.

So if the police budget is growing faster than other city departments how in the hell is that “defunding”.

Also defunding means reducing, not keeping the same or increasing. Keeping up with inflation is “funding” not “de-funding”.

(01-29-2023 08:30 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 06:58 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 06:02 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 05:41 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 04:06 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  The tweet lies about the source of the MDP staffing issues, unless the defund the police movement has a Time Machine.

The actual chant motto "defund the police" might have started when you said but the actual agenda has been a known leftist line item for years and years.
T


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The MPD budget went up 11.7% from 2017 to 2021. It doesn’t sound like that agenda was executed or can be blamed here.

But like I said, don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story.

If you really and truly believe the mantra of defund the police hasn't hurt police departments across this land then there isn't hope for this being a legitimate discussion.

It has been proposed here and discussed over the years, luckily normal people voted it down and spoke out against it, including the black County Sheriff. But the uncertainty and rhetoric does nothing to help recruiting the best qualified officers and retaining the current ones.

The budget increase aligns with rate of inflation which is not abnormal at all.



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The city of Memphis overall budget grew 7% over the same time period, so the 11.7 percent increase outpaces the increase of other areas of the budget.

So if the police budget is growing faster than other city departments how in the hell is that “defunding”.

Also defunding means reducing, not keeping the same or increasing. Keeping up with inflation is “funding” not “de-funding”.

Geezus H

I already said it was brought forward and failed yet still had and still has repercussions. How do I know this? Because I know tons of officers and unfortunately some really good ones said eff it, I'm done "serving" ungrateful pricks.

Defund the police is a cloud that remains and is still being pushed in different ways, just under a new disguise.

Defund means reducing now? That's an interesting take.

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(01-29-2023 09:40 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 08:30 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 06:58 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 06:02 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 05:41 PM)maximus Wrote:  The actual chant motto "defund the police" might have started when you said but the actual agenda has been a known leftist line item for years and years.
T


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The MPD budget went up 11.7% from 2017 to 2021. It doesn’t sound like that agenda was executed or can be blamed here.

But like I said, don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story.

If you really and truly believe the mantra of defund the police hasn't hurt police departments across this land then there isn't hope for this being a legitimate discussion.

It has been proposed here and discussed over the years, luckily normal people voted it down and spoke out against it, including the black County Sheriff. But the uncertainty and rhetoric does nothing to help recruiting the best qualified officers and retaining the current ones.

The budget increase aligns with rate of inflation which is not abnormal at all.



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The city of Memphis overall budget grew 7% over the same time period, so the 11.7 percent increase outpaces the increase of other areas of the budget.

So if the police budget is growing faster than other city departments how in the hell is that “defunding”.

Also defunding means reducing, not keeping the same or increasing. Keeping up with inflation is “funding” not “de-funding”.

Geezus H

I already said it was brought forward and failed yet still had and still has repercussions. How do I know this? Because I know tons of officers and unfortunately some really good ones said eff it, I'm done "serving" ungrateful pricks.

Defund the police is a cloud that remains and is still being pushed in different ways, just under a new disguise.

Defund means reducing now? That's an interesting take.

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I’m not sure how you could come up with another definition for “defund” other that to reduce or remove funding.

This should be interesting.

(01-29-2023 09:53 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 09:40 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 08:30 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 06:58 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-29-2023 06:02 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  The MPD budget went up 11.7% from 2017 to 2021. It doesn’t sound like that agenda was executed or can be blamed here.

But like I said, don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story.

If you really and truly believe the mantra of defund the police hasn't hurt police departments across this land then there isn't hope for this being a legitimate discussion.

It has been proposed here and discussed over the years, luckily normal people voted it down and spoke out against it, including the black County Sheriff. But the uncertainty and rhetoric does nothing to help recruiting the best qualified officers and retaining the current ones.

The budget increase aligns with rate of inflation which is not abnormal at all.



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The city of Memphis overall budget grew 7% over the same time period, so the 11.7 percent increase outpaces the increase of other areas of the budget.

So if the police budget is growing faster than other city departments how in the hell is that “defunding”.

Also defunding means reducing, not keeping the same or increasing. Keeping up with inflation is “funding” not “de-funding”.

Geezus H

I already said it was brought forward and failed yet still had and still has repercussions. How do I know this? Because I know tons of officers and unfortunately some really good ones said eff it, I'm done "serving" ungrateful pricks.

Defund the police is a cloud that remains and is still being pushed in different ways, just under a new disguise.

Defund means reducing now? That's an interesting take.

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I’m not sure how you could come up with another definition for “defund” other that to reduce or remove funding.

This should be interesting.

You didn't say remove

Now what else do you have?

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