Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson is speaking out against those wanting to “defund the police” in light of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.
According to the Daily Wire, Carson argued that largely low-income communities are under police protection, and that those wanting to defund the police must see that it would negatively impact the communities that the police are protecting.
“Well, it’s low-income communities where the police are needed the most,” said Carson on Tuesday at a Senate Committee Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.
“Places where there’s a lot of criminal activity, obviously you need to police,” he added.
“So, as usual, when people make decisions when they’re emotional, and they’re angry. They don’t think it through, and that’s what this [is]. It will go away when people have time to think it through and realize how irrational it is.”
Advocates of the “defund the police” movement are urging that the funds geared towards law enforcement be shifted over to social service programs as communities would benefit from it.
While the importance of social programs is acknowledged by Carson, he found it unwise to view them as a primary defense against crime.
“Social programs are important,” Carson said. “And they’re part of the entire system, but…
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