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Here's what you need to know about defunding the police

Friday, June 19, 2020

Defunding the Police: Activist Phillip McHarris On What You Need to Know

The Black Lives Matter movement has put new and renewed emphasis on the idea of defunding the police. Phillip McHarris is a race and policing expert who explains what the idea of defunding the police could actually mean in practice and why it could potentially be beneficial for many communities.

U.S. -- "These reforms are like trying to paint a room in a house that is fundamentally falling down." With more calls for police departments to be defunded than ever before, many are afraid of what that might look like. Phillip McHarris is a race and policing expert at Yale University who explains what defunding the police entails and how it can benefit communities as a whole.

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