You really think that the idea of defunding police is a bigger factor than a global pandemic that shut down the city and drove many small businesses out of the city? What an odd take.
> You really think that the idea of defunding police is a bigger factor than a global pandemic that shut down the city and drove many small businesses out of the city? What an odd take.
It's tough to say, but seems like the defund the police movement "locked in" a lot of the damage caused by COVID and continues to exacerbate it. Rule #1 of getting out of a bad situation is to stop making it worse.
My understanding is that generally NOBODY DEFUNDED THE POLICE ANYWAY. The mayor was a cop. I don't think he defunded anything. But it's still used as an excuse. "Someone had an idea of defunding the police, which is why people moved away..."
