What I said is not "defunding the police", it's making sure that the people in charge of the money share my (our?) values. We do NOT want cops, judges, or warde

What I said is not "defunding the police", it's making sure that the people in charge of the money share my (our?) values. We do NOT want cops, judges, or wardens who dehumanize the poor, the black, the accused, or the convicted. Moreover, we do NOT want someone who can't accept the reality of bad cops, systematically bad police departments and justice systems, and who insist that everything is fine. Because obviously it's not. But you have to give that person power, and that means control of the money. The police chief, sheriff, and mayor are great places to start, but at the legislative level you've got to start funding and testing other approaches.