I've never liked this phrase. It sets up the wrong conflict. Police vs. Everybody Else. It's obvious that society needs a police force. But it's also obvious t

I've never liked this phrase. It sets up the wrong conflict. Police vs. Everybody Else. It's obvious that society needs a police force. But it's also obvious to me that American policing is in need of serious reform. When your slogan targets the general concept of "Police" it gives the bad (many aspects of modern American policing) coverage to hide under the good (the concept of having police at all) It's why the common retort to this line of rhetoric is "Well, when your house gets broken into you'll need us" - Yes, but when I call the cops I don't want to have to worry about my dog getting shot, or a SWAT team coming to my door armed to the teeth, improperly trained and trigger happy. Efforts should be focused around reformation, not blanket just hating cops. "Defund the police" just sounds overly punitive. I wouldn't want to do that job either if I felt like everybody hated me.