If Democrats don’t stop defunding the police officers who keep us safe, then legislators need to defund the Democrats.

I recently met with police officers from the Columbus Police Department, and what they told me was both shocking and deeply distressing. Put simply, officers are increasingly afraid to do their jobs. 3

It’s not that they fear for their own safety, per se — these are some of the bravest individuals I’ve ever met. But they’re also smart enough to read between the lines, and they can see that local political leaders don’t support them and don’t have their backs. Under those conditions, it becomes even riskier to do an already dangerous job.

Politicians are implementing policies that directly encourage criminality, making it more difficult for officers to take the sorts of actions they know from training and experience are necessary to protect the community. The officers I spoke with told me that ..............