I& #39;m watching this Frontline documentary on policing and they& #39;re pointing out that Newark mayor Ras Baraka opposes calls to abolish policing. My question is: Do ANY mayors support abolition? CAN mayors support abolition, given their dependence on police? I think the answer is no.

Let& #39;s think this through logically. What would happen if the mayor of a major (or minor) U.S. city publicly supported police abolition? Wouldn& #39;t their safety immediately be placed in danger by the same force that they oversee?

The mayor of NYC capitulates to police pressures 99% of the time. When he even whispered a word of mild critique, the police responded by doxxing his daughter. Mayors are not generally free to oppose policing. Doing so isn& #39;t safe. Why isn& #39;t there more discussion about this?