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Defund the Gotham City Police!

Next week, the Gotham City Council will vote on its proposed $10.5 billion dollar budget for its ineffective and destructive police department.    More money will be wasted on military grade tanks, riot gear, and anti-vigilante task forces while crime remains at record highs, confidence in the police is at an all time low, and citizens are more likely to trust their fate to a clearly sociopathic individual dressed like a bat.  We, the citizens of Gotham, are tired of watching as we misappropriate funds to ensure mass incarceration while bank robberies still seem to occur every month and Arkham Asylum’s recidivism rate is nearly 100%.  Gotham’s proactive policing is indicative of a broken criminal justice system and a broken city that cries out for serious, long overdue change. The resources spent hunting down Catwoman after she robs yet another billionaire could easily address this city’s clear mental health crisis.  Look at how many of our citizens dress up in costumes and en