I remain on the record as saying "Defund the Police" was a terrible political messaging effort. But it's tough to square the need for effective, professional law enforcement with what happened in Uvalde. My Trumpist town is preparing to gut the education budget with smaller budget cuts for the town government, but I doubt they will entertain cuts to the police budget. "We need the police to keep us safe" is true, but there is a very open question as to how effectively they do so, especially when it comes to Black and Brown people.
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