Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel pushes back against those calling for cuts in police funding and reducing the number of cops.
Police officers are like lawyers. Everyone hates them until you really need one.
— Dana Nessel (@dananessel) July 25, 2021
Her tweets come in response to an article in USA Today that reported a jump in violent crime in Detroit and other cities, and a poll by USA TODAY/Suffolk University/Detroit Free Press that Detroit residents are much more worried about public safety than about police misconduct.