>their response to police responding to crimes will be to ... commit crimes?
They’ve gotten their way doing this so far; they won’t stop now for logic or ‘please.’
Need make it clear: “defund the police” leads to Kenosha-type filling of a power vacuum.
One purpose of police is to minimize consequences to criminals - lest justice be overdone. If trained & equipped & managed police can’t address crime, citizens will - violently.