Short non-political article. Worth reading.
If, by "defund the police", you mean get rid of the paramilitary equipment that everyone accumulated after 9-11 when they were expecting Al Qaeda to show up and attack the grade school, then yes.
But I get the sense that some of those waving the placards actually believe that there should be no police department, period; that the police are actively evil, and without them, crime would also magically disappear.
@OldMetalHead That's what the Republican mainstream said in 2016. Let's not swing too far in the reactionary direction.