ViewpointsOpinionTime to Stop the ‘Defund Police’ TalkSavePrintProtesters holding signing reading "DEFUND THE POLICE" and "END STATE VIOLENCE" are seen in a file photo. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty ImagesDiane Dimond11/8/2021|Updated: 11/16/2021CommentaryThe voters have spoken. So now can we finally bury the insidiously foolish demand to “defund the police?”Share this articleLeave a commentDiane DimondAuthorDiane Dimond is an author and investigative journalist.Author’s Selected ArticlesWho Commits Suicide?Mar 16, 2022Holiday Best Wishes and Goodbye, for NowDec 26, 2021Should Judges Act as ‘Potted Plants’ or Active Reformers?Dec 20, 2021School Shootings: Time to Hold the Grown-ups Accountable, TooDec 12, 2021Related Topicslaw enforcementviolent crimesdefund police