A representative of Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a Lower 48 defund-the-police organization, recently published an op-ed in the ADN claiming that the organization supports public safety even though it opposes adequate pay and benefits for police, state troopers and firefighters. That’s like saying you support oil development, just not the exploration, drilling or building of pipelines. This is very simple: Supporting public safety means supporting the individual Alaskans who put their lives on the line every minute of every shift that they work.