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President Biden is criticized for encouraging cities to use COVID-19 relief funds to hire more police officers, a move seen as a reversal of "defund the police" rhetoric. The summary notes that states were given guidance to use $350,000 in federal funds for law enforcement. Doubts are raised regarding the legitimacy of the Black vote turnout for Biden in the 2020 election.
The hosts discuss the "defund the police" movement and the proposal to replace armed officers with social workers. Mo'fax expresses concern for the safety of social workers in dangerous situations and suggests the ultimate goal is to replace human policing with corporate-controlled drones and "Robocops." They view the push for disarmament as a precursor to increased state and corporate surveillance.
The hosts argue that the "Defund the Police" movement is a catalyst for the corporatization of law enforcement. They draw a direct parallel to the 1987 film "RoboCop," where a mega-corporation (OCP) takes over Detroit's underfunded police department in exchange for gentrification rights. They suggest that the goal is not to eliminate police, but to replace public forces with private, corporate-owned entities.
