"defund the police" was not a Democratic party idea, it is the watered-down version of an abolitionist movement undergoing recuperation by local politicians tha

"defund the police" was not a Democratic party idea, it is the watered-down version of an abolitionist movement undergoing recuperation by local politicians that were trying to gain support from a potential base. police action is in the top 10 leading causes of death for several demographics https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1821204116 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1821204116 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/LCWK1_2015.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/LCWK1_2015.pdf