As crime rates have risen over the last couple of years, many cities have begun refunding police. The intention of the Defund the Police Movement was to keep communities safer by removing police officers that committed crimes against the public under the pretense of the law. The time period instead saw an increase in crime with a decrease in responders. The Defund Police Movement created quite a conundrum.

Now because of the Defund movement, there has been a mass exodus in the profession. It is harder to hire good police officers. The career of being a police officer has been shamed. There has also been a reduction in diversity that is so desperately needed in the field.

Communities need more services, especially more services than law enforcement. Covid has such a devastating impact on people’s livelihoods. Poverty increases crimes. When people can’t survive, crime is a natural response. If you can’t feed your family, you would be willing to steal bread. I know I would. Increasing law enforcement is not the answer to society’s ills. But there is legitimate crime that needs to be responded to and there are criminals who have taken advantage of the reduction in police forces.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/democrats-went-defund-refund-police-rcna14796