After seeing the recent polling data showing that Americans strongly oppose defunding the police force, former Vice President and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has come out in opposition of defunding the police.

In an op-ed on Wednesday published in the USA Today, Biden announced that instead of defunding the police, a common talking point among progressives, he would be increasing funding to law enforcement across the country if he were elected to be president.

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“While I do not believe federal dollars should go to police departments that are violating people’s rights or turning to violence as the first resort, I do not support defunding police,” Biden said in the op-ed. “The better answer is to give police departments the resources they need to implement meaningful reforms, and to condition other federal dollars on completing those reforms.”

“I’ve long been a firm believer in the power of community policing—getting cops out of their cruisers and building relationships with the people and the communities they are there to serve and protect. That’s why I’m proposing an additional $300 million to reinvigorate community policing in our country,” he continued.

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That money, Biden said, should be used to purchase equipment that increases accountability, to adopt a “national use of force standard,” and to fund diversity programs aimed at hiring police officers that are representative of their community.

Many of those activists behind the “defund the police” movement insist that the money “saved” by disbanding law enforcement organizations would be better spent on mental health programs and government initiatives to address poverty, but Biden proposes spending that in addition to the $300 million to “re-fund” police departments.

“And, we need to prevent 911 calls in scenarios where police should not be our first responders. That means making serious investments in mental health services, drug treatment, and prevention programs, and services for people experiencing homelessness,” Biden added.

Biden was pretty quiet about his support for the police force until he saw polling which showed that only 16% of American support defunding the police.

On Monday, the Biden campaign slapped the Black Lives Matter movement in the face when they said that Biden does not support defunding the police.

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Biden has placed himself front and center on the issue of racism and law enforcement, breaking his self-imposed coronavirus-related isolation last week to deliver his first speech on the issue. In it, Biden pledged to form up a law enforcement accountability panel within his first 100 days as president, and suggested, oddly, those police officers looking to exit an armed conflict where deadly force is at issue, aim for a suspect’s extremities rather than center mass.

Monday morning, Biden responded to a weekend of continued anti-racism protests by issuing a statement distancing himself from the most notable suggestion for handling an alleged increase in police violence, defunding law enforcement.

Unlike several of his potential running mates, including Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), he does not support the measure, per Bloomberg reporter Jennifer Epstein.

“As his criminal justice proposal made clear months ago,” the statement from the Biden campaign reads. “Vice President Biden does not believe that police should be defunded.”

“Biden supports the urgent need for reform — including funding for public schools, summer programs, and mental health and substance abuse treatment separate from funding for policing — so that officers can focus on the job of policing,” the statement added. ‘This also means funding community policing programs that improve relationships between officers and residents, and provides the training that is needed to avert tragic, unjustifiable deaths.”

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