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mreed911 t1_jczuc0d wrote

Taking officers off the streets (APD has fewer sworn officers today in actual numbers an in terms of officers per 1000 people) has resulted in increase operational burden, meaning longer waits for critical calls and deferment of non-critical calls to other departments (which I support).

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Jarjarthejedi t1_jczsd0m wrote

...So budgets went up, and usefulness continued to go down, and the people crying "it's because of the defund people!" continue to be liars. Exactly as I said. Neat? Thanks for the additional source I guess.

Also, fun fact about Austin. While they did officially cut police budgets in 2021, they put that extra money in a fund ("Decouple and Reimagine) designed to be used to move stuff to other areas but used for police business in 2021.

https://theaustinbulldog.org/did-austin-defund-the-police-here-are-the-numbers/

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