In the U.S. police budgets are set by elected officials at local and state levels. In 2020 elected officials in New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and Minneapolis approved plans to reduce police budgets in response to the nationwide protests following the killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. After the budget cuts many US cities saw a rise in crime, with murder rates up by double digits in many cities. In the last three months of 2020, homicides rose 32.2% in cities with a population of at least one million, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Quarterly…
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Response rates from 2.1k Mike Lee voters.
68% Yes |
32% No |
46% Yes |
27% No |
11% Yes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment |
4% No, extreme situations should be handled by higher agencies with specialized training and equipment |
10% Yes, but only in response to extreme situations |
0% No, and abolish the police |
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Unique answers from Mike Lee voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@Biblical894yrs4Y
Yes, but only in response to extreme situations and with strict training on how and when to use the equipment
@7LPHL2F4yrs4Y
Yes, but only in response to extreme situations with strict training on how and when to use the equipment.
@8S6LP624yrs4Y
Yes, but only in extreme situations and with strict training on how and when to use the equipment.
@8RNKJH94yrs4Y
@8Q6K5SR4yrs4Y
Yes, but with strict training and only in response to extreme situations.
@8R3BVHG4yrs4Y
Yes, but only in response to extreme situations and strict training on how and when to use the equipment.
@8PHDH564yrs4Y
Yes, but only in response to extreme situations Yes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment
@8R2V4494yrs4Y
Yes; but only in response to extreme situations and with strict training on how and when to use the equipment
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