Defunding police ought to help.
As a survivor of domestic violence, the above article literally brings me to tears.
It upsets me she apparently had no support within the community,
She had no support or protection where she was placed with her abuser.
The judge seems naive that a serial abuser could be capable of genuine remorse.
The reality is, there is nothing stopping him from killing her.
What does defund mean to people? I'd like to know.
My understanding it is not simply abolition. My understanding is it's
funding the very social supports to take pressure off the police.
Police are overworked and overburdened dealing with the social issues
that aren't being funded and supported. I'm sure many officers are demoralized
watching the endless revolving door.
I think defund was an unfortunate term to use. If we could re-fund the services
we need in order to relieve the police to do what they were mandated to do instead.
In the end it was VicPD who helped me bring charges which finally ended the cycle of abuse.
I think they have come a long way and have done a lot of work in handling domestic violence.
Del Manak appears to be a very positive influence for the dept.
That said...no dept or force is created equal. There are certainly changes that need to happen
on both sides of the border for many reasons. Pretty sure Manak said himself...we can do better.