When Will “Defund the Police” End?

            The cry “Defund the Police” was common in 2020. The movement started in Minneapolis, Minnesota, because George Floyd was killed while being arrested in May 2020. According to Trevor Schakohl, the Minneapolis Police Department lost 300 officers by October 2021. The reasons given by the officers included “retirement, resignation, and disability leave for claimed post-traumatic stress disorder” after all protests. 

            Not only are police officers leaving the Minneapolis Police Department, but applications for new officers dropped from 292 in 2019 to 57 in 2022 according to Schakohl. The problems in recruitment of new officers “accompany skyrocketing crime in Minneapolis.” Schakohl quoted the AP as reporting, “Murders and aggravated assaults increased by almost 100% and roughly 33%, respectively, between 2019 and 2021.

            The crime in Minneapolis and other cities continues to increase as the numbers of officers decrease. Officers are not willing to risk their lives to arrest criminals just to see them released by the attorney general within hours. With no consequences for breaking crime, criminals continue to commit crime at increasing levels.

            The crime in the streets of many cities can be directly connected to progressive ideas and liberal government officials. Americans will continue to suffer from liberal policies until they realize the source of the problems and stop voting for Democrats. All Americans are suffering for the stupid ideas of one portion of the population.