"Defund police" is arguably the most destructive, idiotic political slogan in living memory. No serious person certainly no elected leader worthy of any respect should have ever supported it in practice or principle. But many Democrats did, and there must be accountability for such insanity. Thousands of lives including a record number of cops have been lost to increased criminal violence because the Left told lies about law enforcement when it suited their politics.
2021 ends with record-breaking crime in cities after 'defund police' movement.
The causation of the national crime wave is straightforward. After the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement mobilized behind the "defund police" slogan. The mainstream Democrat Party cynically promoted this anti-police narrative to rally their base in an election year. They pandered to BLM, because anything was justified in their minds to stop President Donald Trump, including widespread riots and anarchy in American cities. ........