It Is Time to Demobolize the ‘Defund the Police’ Movement

Thousands of people take part in a demonstration to defund the police in support of Black Lives Matter, in Toronto on June 19, 2020. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

Commentary

Imagine a world where everything is perfect. No one ever makes a mistake, there is no bias, and everyone gets along. Can’t think of such a planet? That is because it does not and cannot exist. It is called “Utopia”—Greek for “there ain’t no such place”—for a reason. It is impossible.