... In a statement last month, his folks insisted: ÂBiden does not believe that police should be defunded. Later, though, asked if money should be Âredirected away from cops, he replied, ÂYes, absolutely. And the charter for his alliance with Bernie Sanders vows to Âreinvigorate community policing .â.â. and make smart investments to incentivize departments to build effective partnerships with social workers and mental-health and substance-use counselors  which aligns with the #Defunders goals.