The issue in the US at this point in time is that as soon as something becomes a partisan issue, people filter into their groups, and nothing can get accomplish

The issue in the US at this point in time is that as soon as something becomes a partisan issue, people filter into their groups, and nothing can get accomplished. The right should want to reduce police spending as part of fiscal conservatism. The left should want to reduce police spending for social issues (and reallocate money towards social services, maybe). But noooo, it's now a political problem.