You clearly don’t know what advocates for “defunding the police” want. Turning off Fox News and am radio would do you wonders. This is a pretty good article to get started:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/us/what-does-defund-police-mean.html
This gives a perspective on policing from around the world:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...raint-how-police-tactics-differ-around-world/
This thread from today changed my view on policing. I mean, seriously, how is this system acceptable?
The tweet above explains how minor problems can lead to escalations. A contributing factor to America’s police force being the deadliest in the world. Again, you won’t get this perspective from the right wing sources you consume:
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/06/05/policekillings/
Finally, John Oliver had a good interview the other night explaining how defunding would allocate resources to help communities grow and be safer and healthier: