“Defunding the police is about the process of community involvement and reimagining the purpose of police, which leads to a different outcome.”
“The phrase challenges American society to see fully the harm inflicted on Black and brown communities by current policies and practices that invest in a militarized police force while deliberately neglecting the needs, and divesting critical resources from communities of color.”
Read the full article, What Defunding the Police Department Means, published June 17, 2020 on washingtoninformer.com.