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Sep 27, 2022 · The National Republican Congressional Committee jumped on the story, issuing a statement calling the candidate "a liar who supports defunding the police" to distinguish him from the Republican...
Oct 19, 2022 · When KUNM contacted Vasquez's campaign asking for comment on his stance on police, he said via email, "I oppose defunding the police". He said that during his time on the City Council at Las Cruces he voted to pass three budgets, each of which included an increase in police funding.
Aug 28, 2024 · The ad uses the fact that Vasquez had a traffic warrant out for his arrest for more than a decade to support the claim, tweets Vasquez made about the border wall and a vote over Washington,...
Oct 10, 2024 · U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez, a Democrat running for reelection, is facing attacks over a police report from 2005 which claims Vasquez threatened to “kill” and “bury” a fellow New Mexico State ...
- Defund Means Abolish. One of the most misleading critiques of the movement is instigating defund means abolish. Opposers claim the movement undermines public safety through its efforts to end policing.
- Defunding Will Lead to Disorder. Another misconception is that police forces are what maintains order. However, studies have found that the best tools to establish peaceful societies are equity in education and infrastructure.
- Police Protect the Public From Violence. Critics of the police movement assert that we need heavily funded and armed police forces to protect the public from violent criminal elements.
- Community Programs Won’t Work. While much of the available research contradicts the narrative that policing is essential to eliminating crime, substantial evidence shows that investing, developing, and supporting education and economic programs do, in fact, lead to less offenses and create more social harmony.
Oct 19, 2022 · Despite Vasquez's expressed support for defunding the police, violent crime in his city rose in 2020 by 25% from the previous year, while property crime rose 23% in the same time frame,...
Jul 6, 2021 · A senior aide to President Joe Biden misleadingly claimed that congressional Republicans “defunded the police” when they voted against the American Rescue Plan Act.
