Is there a problem with the police? How much funding do the police actually receive? What does foreign law enforcement look like, and can we use them as models for our own law enforcement? In this episode, I dive deep into the controversial question of whether we should defund the police or not, providing evidence in the form of data and reasoning to back up my points.

This episode of Fireside Thoughts required several hours of research, with data spanning across 14 sources. Links to these sources can be requested via email or DM. Over the span of 5 days, this episode was evaluated by 6 individuals, 3 of whom identified as conservative and 3 of whom identified as liberal, and the current version represents the 7th and final draft of the episode.