The clarion call was "defund the police" not "abolish the police". Some people believe these are are synonymous but IMO most agree "defund" means things like de

The clarion call was "defund the police" not "abolish the police". Some people believe these are are synonymous but IMO most agree "defund" means things like de-militarize and add social workers to deal with things like mental health and quality of life issues instead of sending undertrained people with guns... I'd add "prevent them profiting from things like property seizures". Compare the two phrases in google trends for example. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=defund%20the%20police,abolish%20the%20police https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=defund%20the%20po... At the peak in mid-June it was a 100:7 ratio.