We would like to ask the City of Norman to continue funding the police department as normal. Defunding the police would result in shortages in law enforcement and would lead to increased crime rates.

Defunding the police would make our city a much more dangerous place to live and lead to damage to property, theft, injury, and possibly death. The good people of Norman and local business owners deserve to have a safe place to live and do business. Defunding the police would be an injustice to us all. Cutting funds would also make it difficult for our officers to procure the equipment they need to make their jobs safe and efficient.

We realize that many people have been voicing their opinions to have the NPD's budget cut and though we are sure their hearts are in the right place, their plight is misinformed, naive, and dangerous. 

We cannot allow crime to run unchecked in our city. We cannot allow our police force to be defunded.