Defund the Police

Does the Number of Deaths in Police Custody Support Calls to Defund & Abolish Police Departments? Part II

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Today the head of New York State’s police unions slammed criticism of officers following George Floyd demonstrations, saying police were being treated like “animals.” “I am not Derek Chauvin; they [officers present] are not him,” Mike O’Meara, president of the New York Association of Police Benevolent Associations, told reporters on Tuesday while gesturing to officers … Read more

Does the Number of Deaths in Police Custody Support Calls to Defund & Abolish Police Departments?

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As we talk about the necessary reforms to police tactics that certainly should be achieved and championed; shouldn’t the starting point be to find out how many black people and other races are killed during police custody and encounters? I spent a few hours this past weekend researching studies and sources to obtain accurate records … Read more