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Defund the Police

As a person with mental health issues and that volunteers at a sexual assault centre dealing with crises, I have seen firsthand the need for increased funding towards social programs as opposed to the police. Police, in many situations involving people with disabilities or mental illnesses, escalate crises and worsen the situation for all actors involved.

Additionally, as a person of colour, I do not believe that police are equipped to deal with issues involving communities of colour. There are so many intricacies to the systemic and institutional factors that influence race and race relations that I do not think a police officer, even one trained in dealing with racial sensitivities, could do what a social worker or another person specializing in a field involving social inequities could do.

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