A lot of commenters are questioning this in disbelief, wondering if a city could actually live without a police department. However, few are noticing that the c

A lot of commenters are questioning this in disbelief, wondering if a city could actually live without a police department. However, few are noticing that the council's decision is now largely irrelevant, as police departments in America are quickly falling apart on the inside, regardless of what the city council does. A few days ago 57 Buffalo police officers quit the force in protest[1]. If you think about it, of course they would, as they are now unable to do their job (in their usual manner) without the risk of either getting taken to court, or attacked by the public in ambushes and personal attacks[2]. In such an environment, it's no wonder that police officers themselves are refusing to show up to work. And just a few minutes ago during NYC Mayor Blasio's announcement to cut funding to the NYPD [3], a staunch police supporter, I couldn't help thinking: "what sort of collapse must Blasio be seeing, on the inside of the NYPD, in terms of morale." I can only imagine that individual police officers are now genuinely fearing for their lives and their career. [1] https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/05/us/buffalo-police-suspension-shoving-man-trnd/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/05/us/buffalo-police-suspension-... [2] https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-ambush-leaves-1-deputy-dead-2-officers-hurt https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-ambush-leaves-1-deputy... [3] https://www.foxnews.com/us/de-blasio-nyc-to-cut-nypd-funding-shift-it-to-social-services https://www.foxnews.com/us/de-blasio-nyc-to-cut-nypd-funding...