Well said Ana! Sean of AJW did a great job breaking down your article and your investigative journalism is amazing. This whole defunding of police nonsense is really juvenile behavior. Specially when it’s coming from people who barely ever have to deal with criminal types in upper class neighborhoods. Sending Bob the social worker to dangerous situations alone bright eyed and bushy tailed with no way to defend himself is a recipe for disaster. Leftist need to accept that unfortunately we need police and some people need a righteous beat down sometimes. To be honest I am sick and tired of these idiots just casually walking out of stores with carts full of stolen goods and the people defending it are even worse. Keep on Ana the Tucker podcast was one of your best so far.
Perhaps they should have workedshopped the idea of defunding the police before enacting it in a city-wide social experiment. Excellent reporting as always Ana.
Very thorough article, Ana! I still believe in working to a world where the police are not necessary -- or at least are used sparingly. However, I disagree with the one-track mentality of just defunding them while not taking into account the effect it will have on things like overtime. I guess if you believe the institution is by its very nature immoral, you can justify defunding it regardless. It does seem like homicides are going down despite the cuts. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-09/los-angeles-homicide-total-2025
Maybe there's a balance to be found in the current Chicago model which is lower crime without adding cops.
Outliers aside, a reasonable amount of overtime is usually cheaper for a municipality than full-time personnel because the city saves on health insurance and pension costs. That said, there is an increased risk of higher worker’s comp claims and simply reduced services, as the article points out. LA’s experiment with progressive politics is a good example of FAFO.
Well said Ana! Sean of AJW did a great job breaking down your article and your investigative journalism is amazing. This whole defunding of police nonsense is really juvenile behavior. Specially when it’s coming from people who barely ever have to deal with criminal types in upper class neighborhoods. Sending Bob the social worker to dangerous situations alone bright eyed and bushy tailed with no way to defend himself is a recipe for disaster. Leftist need to accept that unfortunately we need police and some people need a righteous beat down sometimes. To be honest I am sick and tired of these idiots just casually walking out of stores with carts full of stolen goods and the people defending it are even worse. Keep on Ana the Tucker podcast was one of your best so far.
Perhaps they should have workedshopped the idea of defunding the police before enacting it in a city-wide social experiment. Excellent reporting as always Ana.
Very thorough article, Ana! I still believe in working to a world where the police are not necessary -- or at least are used sparingly. However, I disagree with the one-track mentality of just defunding them while not taking into account the effect it will have on things like overtime. I guess if you believe the institution is by its very nature immoral, you can justify defunding it regardless. It does seem like homicides are going down despite the cuts. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-09/los-angeles-homicide-total-2025
Maybe there's a balance to be found in the current Chicago model which is lower crime without adding cops.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardfowler/2025/07/17/inside-americas-quiet-safety-revolution-how-local-leaders-are-cutting-crime-without-more-cops/
Outliers aside, a reasonable amount of overtime is usually cheaper for a municipality than full-time personnel because the city saves on health insurance and pension costs. That said, there is an increased risk of higher worker’s comp claims and simply reduced services, as the article points out. LA’s experiment with progressive politics is a good example of FAFO.