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  So they are asked about the notion that police offer protection, but the question itself was a loaded one and they don't really address the point. So, I'm all for considerably scaling back the presence and function of police. I've seen the studies that show having a school resource officer on campus actually increases incidents of violence. I think there's something to be said about the mere presence of police shaping the places we occupy and how we understand our roles within it. However, what happens if there's a murder? Or a robbery? What happens if a bunch of white people decide they want to start lynching black people? If there are no police, what happens in that situation? I think that if you're going to argue for abolishing the police, this is the first point you need to address, since it's the first question skeptics are going to ask themselves.
context: Saying we don’t need police will cause you to lose all credibility in any real discussion about what to do about very real problems.
  Edit: My typo is distracting some from the actual point of my comment, so I am correcting loose to lose. >
  
  It wouldn't surprise me if that's entirely the point to avoid legislation or discussion about police accountability.