The Dangers of Defunding: How The Rhetoric Hurts Police AND Black Communities

Former police officer Brandon Tatum joins Shabbos Kestenbaum to break down why “defund the police” fails in practice—using New York City as the case study. Brandon breaks down Mamdani’s defund agenda, and what it really does to NYPD morale, recruiting, and safety—plus the data vs the discourse, the use of the National Guard in American cities, attacking ICE agents, political violence, BLM, and why fatherhood and mentorship matter more than slogans.