Republican New York Congressman John Katko, appearing over the weekend on Fox News with former Congressman Trey Gowdy, suggested the main reason behind crime spikes in major U.S. cities such as New York City is the effort to defund police departments. Katko said the problem in the Big Apple is, “Number one, they defunded the […]
Seattle Police Supporters Push Back Against Defunding Effort
For weeks, members of the Seattle City Council led by Socialist Councilwoman Kshama Sawant have pressed for slashing the city’s police department budget by 50 percent, but now there’s an online petition opposing the effort and it has gathered more than 40,000 signatures over the course of a few days. The story has gone national, […]
‘Defund Police’ Demand Could Have Deadly Consequences
The Seattle P-I.com is reporting that “Atlanta police officers called out sick to protest the filing of murder charges against an officer who shot a man in the back,” while in the Jet City, protesters—many of whom have taken control of several blocks on Capitol Hill—are demanding that the city defund the police. Second Amendment […]