July 13, 2025
The Civil War wasn't enough: Democrats call for blood
By Mike McDaniel
In 2020 the “defund the police” movement had some initial success in reducing the number of police officers in blue cities. Because most of the budget of any police agency is manpower, reductions in funding inevitably reduce the number of working police officers.
The consequences of that temporary lunacy were quickly felt. Crime rates skyrocketed. Remaining officers were forced to work involuntary overtime which contributed to the tanking of morale and increased illness and disability costs. But those were merely the most obvious problems. City officials and local prosecutors and courts revealed themselves to be not just anti-police, but pro-criminal. Knowing no one had their backs, and if they did their jobs, particularly against favored victim groups of criminals, they’d likely be prosecuted. Afraid of losing their careers, livelihoods and liberty officers bailed out. Those that could retired early. Others fled to red jurisdictions that let them do their jobs, and many quit the profession.
This led to intractable recruiting problems and to this day many blue cites, despite offering large signing bonuses and other perks, remain seriously understaffed. Minneapolis, ground zero of the George Floyd riots that sparked the “Summer of Love,” remains some 40% undermanned. Worse, many agencies have dramatically reduced qualifications, accepting people with criminal records including drug use, financial unreliability, physical infirmities and substandard intelligence.
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