Whatever " defunding the police " means in a major crime wave they should not be lacking a decent work environment

Whatever " defunding the police means " in a major crime wave they should not be lacking a decent work environment . Chaos and disorder in the work place can create its own unhappy mental state. Personal happiness in individuals naturally generates personal kindness. If you want the over-policed MASSES to be more kind and considerate , find a way to make them less miserable. My " perfect gentleman " grandfather on my mother's side ( William Engley ) was a cop on the South Providence beat in the 1930s Great Depression decade . He was nicknamed " Red " for his red hair , not his politics. He was understandably an FDR Democrat : " You will never get a dry bone from those Republicans " , was his refrain at Sunday dinners.