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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Thank you. I was going to post something about this but you beat me to it.

The Villages has an example of ONE way defunding can be used, though in the current situation in this country, it isn't what the other municipalities have in mind.

We have the Community Watch, right here in the Villages. They are -not- a Police Department, but they serve our community with certain services that the police usually serve large towns and spread-out cities. The Community Watch isn't a replacement for the Police. But they're also more "authorized" than a typical block or neighborhood watch. It's an adjunct to the Police services. We still rely on the county/city/town jails and city/county/town police for certain functions such as arrests and violent crime handling. But some of the burden is eased up on them, and put on the Community Watch.

I agree with you. Probably first time.