Colorado Springs was last year trying to redirect several million dollars of tax refunds toward funding a cop-city to reinforce the police force "dwindling" since the 2020 riots. I went in during a period of public comment and pointed out how the crime rates had actually been reducing over the same period as they were fear-mongering the reduction in police force. I pointed out how conservatives always claim to want to stick with safe solutions, to keep doing what works instead of trying new ideas. I asked them why this was any different, why don't you wanna keep trying what works now?