All that defunding has done is make it more easy for corrupt, unprofessional officers (The real culprit) to get in, as well as endanger local communities by emboldening current and would-be criminals and making harder for the Police to do their job. It's why most, if not all of our major cities are currently crackpots of anarchy plagued by crime and rampant debilitating drug usage. Not to say they weren't before, but on a far lesser scale.
While unrelated, I see it fit to add the following: The Demonization of Police encouraged by many politicians and other groups towards the General public has not helped things. When you instill the belief, especially in the African American and other racial community(s), that the Police's sole purpose in life is to arrest and/or kill you at any and all costs; the only thing that'll result in, is a population who will be more willing to attempt to escape arrest or engaging in a violent response towards authorities.
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