The abject failure of the 'defund the police' movement

 Jazz Shaw:

... How do you suppose that’s been working out since the kids have returned to the classrooms?

CBS Los Angeles launched an investigation into that question this month, interviewing police officers, parents, students and school officials at many of the more than 1,000 schools in the LAUSD. What they found was a situation that is far from what the police reform advocates predicted, though it likely won’t come as much of a surprise to our regular readers. Incidents of crime and violence on public school campuses have been steadily rising. Some parents are sheltering their children who have been injured in incidents of campus violence, with some refusing to send their children back. The school administrative officials at some of these schools are definitely experiencing buyer’s remorse and longing for the return of the cops.

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This followed some of the riots after George Floyd died in police custody.  The response to that death has had a negative effect on public safety everywhere the police were actually defunded. 

See, also:

Rampant Crime in Seattle Forces County Govt To Provide Security Escorts For Employees 
“Continued cuts to SPD and underfunding the 911 center are not a plan for true public safety.”

Why can't these people just admit they made a mistake and properly fund the police? 

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