That is not at all what the ‘defund the police’ is about. I know the tagline is confusing.
What it really means is to fund the various necessary services instead of only the police. So if someone is in need of mental health help, you send a mental health professional instead of the SWAT team.
That's not really true. Certainly that's what it really means for some people. But for other people it means "yes, we literally mean defund the police" or else some version of "all cops are bastards." I'm just just saying that there are some odd opinions on the fringe, but rather this movement never managed to clearly define or unify its message.
> live safely in a world without police
That is not at all what the ‘defund the police’ is about. I know the tagline is confusing.
What it really means is to fund the various necessary services instead of only the police. So if someone is in need of mental health help, you send a mental health professional instead of the SWAT team.