I'm generally opposed to funding coming from outside a local community for something like law enforcement. This makes them a de facto branch of the state police

I'm generally opposed to funding coming from outside a local community for something like law enforcement. This makes them a de facto branch of the state police rather than servants of the local community. Many local communities do not have local law enforcement and rely on the county Sheriff's Department anyway. But I think the GP was referring to poor neighborhoods within larger cities.