Topic: Defund The Police

Oakland NAACP publishes amazing letter denouncing ‘defund the police’ and Soros DA’s unwillingness to prosecute criminals July 29, 2023 Thomas Lifson Disgust with Democrat policies that hamstring the police and let offenders off is bubbling up from the grassroots Black community.
Arrest of Chicago 'Peacekeeper' police substitute demonstrates the folly of 'defund the police' May 29, 2023 Thomas Lifson Democrat politicians are desperate to deflect blame for their support of defund the police and anti-cop measures, and their embrace of hare-brained ideas about unarmed social workers preventing violence.
Portland wants to re-fund its police May 18, 2023 Michael Letts Portland, OR was one of the leading voices in the “Defund the Police” movement in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Politicians gave into the demands of like-minded rioters and activists and began cutting the budget of the city’s Bureau of Police.
In San Francisco, 3 cops serve 130,000 residents in Sunset precinct at night March 1, 2023 Monica Showalter Good luck getting a cop in that part of town.
Squad member Rep. Cori Bush: 'We can't be afraid of saying defund the police' March 22, 2022 Thomas Lifson A perfect 30-second clip for GOP campaign ads and heartburn for Pelosi and the party bosses.
‘Defund the police’ hardliner AOC spent $34k on private security in the first 6 months of 2021 August 1, 2021 Thomas Lifson Cutting a billion dollars from the budget of the NYPD didn’t go far enough for her last year, but when it comes to her own safety, she is all for lavish funding – using other people’s donations, of course.