Defund the Police? Stop Abusing the Language

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey leaves after coming out of his home to speak during a demonstration calling for the Minneapolis Police Department to be defunded, in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 6, 2020. Mayor Frey declined when he was asked if he would fully defund the police and was then asked to leave the protest. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

Commentary

You know you have a stupid declaration on your hands when you have to explain what some on your side really mean. Such is the burden of Democrats trying to limit the damage from the childish demands to “defund the police.”