It's true that there are differences of opinion among the many people participating in this conversation, and the reporting on it. But to be fair, this article

It's true that there are differences of opinion among the many people participating in this conversation, and the reporting on it. But to be fair, this article does say: "But don’t get me wrong. We are not abandoning our communities to violence. We don’t want to just close police departments. We want to make them obsolete. "We should redirect the billions that now go to police departments toward providing health care, housing, education and good jobs. If we did this, there would be less need for the police in the first place. "We can build other ways of responding to harms in our society. Trained “community care workers” could do mental-health checks if someone needs help. Towns could use restorative-justice models instead of throwing people in prison."