That comic suggests the police are not supposed to handle things like gang violence or domestic violence? Too bad they didn't label those rocks in the second p

That comic suggests the police are not supposed to handle things like gang violence or domestic violence? Too bad they didn't label those rocks in the second panel, I'm curious to see who is supposed to take care of gang violence if not the police. "Defund the police" is a broad slogan endorsed by supporters of everything from police reform to police abolitionists. That makes it hard to know what anyone is talking about in terms of defunding the police. When someone says "Well, I think we have to have police" then the defund advocate can just explain what the phrase "really means" (to that specific advocate). To use just a single rock from your comic example - saying "I think we should invest in job placement, education, and drug addiction programs to help mitigate the homeless problem" is really different from saying "Defund the police." For one thing, it lets people know what you are talking about - reducing the burden that homeless people place on police by reducing the number of in-need homeless. Suggesting a specific solution also focuses the conversation on solving problems. Defunding the police is pretty unpopular[1]. The idea is opposed by the majority in all demographics, both major political parties, and supported by only 18% of Americans. My intuition is that solutions to specific sub-problems with policing (e.g. how will you address homelessness) would be much more popular and productive. Plus, you need to have the alternate solutions in place prior to defunding the police. 1- https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2021-03/usat-ipsos_racial_injustice_topline_030421.pdf https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/...