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I was reading about the debate over what 鈥渄efund the police鈥� means, in particular .

It鈥檚 also about abolishing the whole idea of policing and the justice system that goes with it 鈥� a justice system spawned by the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery . So, the states created anti-drug laws, only enforced them against black people, and here we are: Slavery 2.0.

And if that鈥檚 how you see the world, then the idea of simply fine-tuning the existing system sounds ridiculous.

Instead of the police, the idea is that communities would police themselves. That may sound ultra-liberal, but there are echoes of the NRA too, which is always reminding us the police never quite gets there in time, and that oftentimes you may have to be your own first responder.

And then to replace the justice system: There would be community justice, or restorative justice, or some other way to quickly reform offenders and return them to society.

But there鈥檚 a fundamental law of nature at work here too, which says that whatever you do, no matter how enlightened it is, it has to make the community聽feel safe from the moment you roll it out.

Even among enlightened people, if they don’t feel safe, those who can afford it will move out. And those who can鈥檛 鈥� can鈥檛.

And we鈥檒l be back here before you can say 911.

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