Official Defunding Police Advocate Waiver

[GoodTaste]

I understand " Official Defunding Police Advocate Waiver" as:

Official Waiver by the person (the advocate) who defunds police...

Well, I am not sure. What does it mean?

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Official Defunding Police Advocate Waiver

I_(future crime victim)___, forfeit all rights to police assistance.

 

[GoesStation]

The cartoon proposes that people who favor defunding the police be issued certificates. These documents would say the person has waived (given up) the right to receive assistance from the police. This is not a serious suggestion; it's just pointing out a problem the cartoonist sees in the "defund" proposal as s/he understands it.

The people who first promoted the "Defund the police" slogan say they support reducing police budgets, not eliminating them as the word might suggest.

 

[GoodTaste]

What does "advocate" mean there?

 

[GoesStation]

What does "advocate" mean there?

It's the noun, which is pronounced differently from the verb. It means "person who advocates/supports".

 

[Tdol]

The people who first promoted the "Defund the police" slogan say they support reducing police budgets, not eliminating them as the word might suggest.

They could have chosen a better word.

 

[GoodTaste]

It's the noun, which is pronounced differently from the verb. It means "person who advocates/supports".

OK. What is the normal sentence for "Official Defunding Police Advocate Waiver"? "Official" modifies what?

 

[GoesStation]

They could have chosen a better word.

Not to veer off into delicate political territory, but I agree.

 

[jutfrank]

OK. What is the normal sentence for "Official Defunding Police Advocate Waiver"? "Official" modifies what?

official waiver
[defunding police] advocate = i.e., an advocate of defunding the police

 

[GoesStation]

OK. What is the normal sentence for "Official Defunding Police Advocate Waiver"? What does "Official" [STRIKE]modifies what[/STRIKE] modify?

It modifies "waiver". The phrase is a title; a full sentence expressing its meaning could be "This is an official waiver held by an advocate of defunding the police."

 

[SoothingDave]

The cartoon proposes that people who favor defunding the police be issued certificates. These documents would say the person has waived (given up) the right to receive assistance from the police. This is not a serious suggestion; it's just pointing out a problem the cartoonist sees in the "defund" proposal as s/he understands it.

The people who first promoted the "Defund the police" slogan say they support reducing police budgets, not eliminating them as the word might suggest.

Well, there have been people who mean "defund" literally.

 

[GoesStation]

Well, there have been people who mean "defund" literally.

No doubt. But from what I understand, they aren't the originators of the slogan.