Democrat-run cities that voted to 'Defund the Police' now face soaring violent crime rates
December 15, 2020 7:03 PM Since George Floyd’s death in May, Black Lives Matter activists have demanded that their elected officials “Defund the Police.” But many Democratic-controlled cities that followed through with these far-left demands are today witnessing an uptick in violent crimes. Portland “increase police accountability and reinvest in black and brown communities.” Wheeler proposed that over $7 million should be redirected from the Portland Police Bureau to communities of color. His “Police Reform Action Plan” sought to dissolve the city’s Gun Violence Reductio...