Some departments are sending unarmed experts in mental health along with an armed cop. As a result, arrests and violence are way down. The phrase “defund” may be the wrong word, but it points to a MUCH needed overhaul of how we think of and do policing in this country. Our policing has turned into something worthy of a banana republic.
Some departments are sending unarmed experts in mental health along with an armed cop. As a result, arrests and violence are way down. The phrase “defund” may be the wrong word, but it points to a MUCH needed overhaul of how we think of and do policing in this country. Our policing has turned into something worthy of a banana republic.