Fleming, the thing is, it has and will likely continue to happen. One billion cut from NYPD. The beat cop who patrols the block at night checking on businesses will no longer be funded. Let's say you're a small business owner in Brooklyn. What do you do after the third burglary? Petty thieves and organized crime will also be mindful of this.
You seem to think I want them defunded. That's not really the case. I think some police departments could use some improvement. I don't know if defunding is the way to go about it, and I don't think defunding will happen in most places. At least not for long. I think if it does happen it will be under the guise of "privatization".
