“b. As noted above, police do a lot for us that is not law enforcement. (We call Hatzolah and other organizations. They only call 911.) Basic education, youth centers, etc. are connected with decreases in violent crime.’
Hatzoloh is an EMS system that replaces either municipality, volunteer, or hospital-based EMS. I am not really sure the police force has other functions aside from enforcing the law.
Regarding youth centers and similar projects, great! Yet what does that have to do with defunding or changing anything that is going on on the police side?
“g. Only part of the force, polices violent crime. In my understanding of ‘Defund’ that part of the force would remain, and probably get higher salaries and more resources. If we abolish then the Feds or State Police handles violent crime. This is done in some countries. However, there does not seem to be any real traction for ‘Police Abolition’ now. So, there is not much written on how it could work.”
Can you simplify this, are you referring to detectives or parking enforcement agents?
“h. Strong policing is necessary when there is strong incentive to commit crimes. Nobody claims that strong policing will turn Ferguson, Missouri, into Irvine, California,”
What is this based on?
Strong policing is necessary where crime is present, so I believe.
“I. It is not new. But the Mishna is pointing to a complete or competent government. One that is unbiased toward it’s citizenry. Which is where racism comes in.”
Assuming that this is the interpretation, you would first need to establish systemic racism in policing, not some random anecdotal episodes, and that the supposed racists acts that exist and are systemic are so severe that doing away with the police is more important than the crime control.
This means that rape, physical assault, armed robberies, and violent gangs are preferred over the supposed systemic racism.