The comment you are referring is quoting from the article where officers mention being thrown into situations they aren't trained for (mental health episodes, e

The comment you are referring is quoting from the article where officers mention being thrown into situations they aren't trained for (mental health episodes, etc). Defunding the police literally calls for taking from the enormous budget police have, and using it to fund personnel, like say EMS, to be trained to handle these scenario's. That sounds like a win for everyone.