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Defund the Police What are the police for? Why are we paying for this? The death of George Floyd and the egregious, unprovoked acts of police violence at the peaceful protests following his death hav

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Defund the Police

What are the police for? Why are we paying for this?

The death of George Floyd and the egregious, unprovoked acts of police violence at the peaceful protests following his death have raised these urgent questions. Police forces across America need root-to-stem changes—to their internal cultures, training and hiring practices, insurance, and governing regulations. Now a longtime demand from social-justice campaigners has become a rallying cry: Defund the police. This is in one sense a last-resort policy: If cops