When you hear activists saying “defund the police”, it can be confusing. We want to help you understand what it means and talk about what it would look like.
“Defunding the police” simply means reallocating or redirecting funding away from the police department to other government agencies funded by the local municipality. The goal would be to avoid sending armed officers to non-violent situations and instead sending a health care or mental health worker, trained to handle such calls.
