NYPD needs to be demilitarized but some of the language around Defund seems uncomfortably conservative or libertarian to me. Fundamentally, it& #39;s this idea that because something is not working, it& #39;s beyond reform and must have its "bloated" budget gutted.

Socialists, leftists, and liberals have to start treading more carefully around how they talk about Defund the Police, because it& #39;s not so far off from how right-wingers spoke about public schools and teachers& #39; unions forever. Yes, teachers don& #39;t carry guns and kill people.

Also, people who talk about issues tend to not understand the numbers very well. The NYC Department of Education& #39;s budget is almost $28 billion. NYPD operating budget clocks in around $6 billion. You can bump that a little if you factor in pensions and benefits.