I clearly said above it was a rallying cry rather than literal elimination.
Even so, the department in Louisville was absolutely cut. The mayor proudly talked and rerouting s bunch of those funds to the civilian intervention program. You know, the one where random people were paid 55k a year to supposedly try to intervene and deescalate any crime; whatever that means. Of course predictably it turned out these people were committing crimes themselves.
Also in these cities they all proudly announced social workers would now respond to many situations rather than police.
In what’s normally a quiet, tight-knit community, residents of Norton Commons say their sense of security has been taken away by repeated break-ins.
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Here is another headline this morning. I forgot they instituted the no chase policy. So unless the police easily apprehend a criminal, they can't pursue. It's working like you'd think.