Abolish and defund are a dead end--people have legitimate concerns about crime, and the answers that abolitionists muster are totally unconvincing. I wish that the left would pick up on that, and move towards aggressive reform as a near-term goal, with less funding as a far-off end state.

yeah I've been thinking about that quite a bit recently. maybe something like 1) investigators, beat cops, and rapid response all in separate agencies 2) rapid response for eg 911 calls paired with social workers and EMTs 3) strong, independent oversight board 4) radical training overhaulyeah I've been thinking about that quite a bit recently. maybe something like 1) investigators, beat cops, and rapid response all in separate agencies 2) rapid response for eg 911 calls paired with social workers and EMTs 3) strong, independent oversight board 4) radical training overhaul

Aggressive reform with a focus on anti corruption. The cops are so corrupt and literally no one is in favor of that.