The push among democrat lawmakers and left-wing media to defund the police has hurt both metropolitan and rural police departments according to one veteran of the New York City police department and an Idaho sheriff.
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The push among democrat lawmakers and left-wing media to defund the police has hurt both metropolitan and rural police departments according to one veteran of the New York City police department and an Idaho sheriff.