A number of American cities that defunded their police departments have seen major spikes in crime and citizen pleas to restore funding, according to Sinclair’s “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson.”
The cities slashed their police budgets after George Floyd died last summer while in police custody. A deadly April incident, wherein police shot and killed Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minn., more calls have arisen to reform, and – from some circles – abolish the police. In Attkisson’s latest show, the investigative journalist examined the consequences of those actions.
The Minneapolis city council voted to divert $9 million from the $178 million police budget to violence prevention and mental health.
Across the country, other cities have made dramatic cuts, from New York taking $1 billion from its force, Washington, D.C. cutting $15 million, and Austin and Los Angeles each trimming $150 million from theirs.
But now, those very cities – and many others, for a host of reasons – have seen alarming spikes in violent crimes, especially homicides. The Los Angeles homicide rate is up 38%, Austin is up 41%, D.C. is up 14%, and New York is up 48%.
In Minneapolis, the homicide rate jumped 70% in 2020, with violent crime up 22%.
No Fkkk em !!!!! They deserve NO Police
Well duh, what did you expect. Law enforcement should only police white neighborhoods, leave the rest to figure out their own chaos since they refuse to cooperate, report others and then blame cops for everything.
It’s a crying shame that police everywhere are being blamed for the mistakes made by police officers. These guys and gals risk their life every day to protect us. Sure, as in any group you have good and bad. I think that police everywhere should get together and stay home for a week. Let the criminals know that they are in control during this period. When the ensuing mayhem increases they could agree to come back to work only if they receive a 20% raise.
They Reaped what they sewed !!!! Democrats