Democrats’ calls to defund the police have had disastrous consequences across the nation over the last three years. They have caused such a shocking increase in crime that many of the same politicians who originally made the calls have since backtracked and restored funding.

After these attacks on police, many jurisdictions are finding that their police officers are bailing out en masse and that they cannot find good, experienced replacements. After all, would you want to put your life at risk working for a municipal government that hates, disrespects, and scapegoats you for all of your city’s problems?