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The phrase “Defund The Police” has been in the news a lot lately in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.
Here are some resources that might be useful when teaching about it in class:
What Would Efforts to Defund or Disband Police Departments Really Mean? is from The NY Times.
Good context on “defund police” phrase meaning. 👇🏾 https://t.co/bDG0jJVgiP
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 9, 2020
What would it mean to ‘defund the police’? These cities offer ideas is from NBC News.
‘Defund the police’ is a call to imagine a safer America. We should answer it. is a Washington Post editorial.
What defunding the police really looks like is from The Washington Post.
When It Works to ‘Defund the Police’ appeared in the NY Times.
This is the best explanation of, and case for, defunding the police that I’ve seen —— Analysis | What police work actually looks like — and what that tells us about ‘defund’ politics https://t.co/jZkEzAYIJf
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) June 12, 2020
This is what #DefundThePolice means. Don’t let white nationalists and Trump make you afraid of the term. Be more evolved.
Defunding police means defunding armed responses to issues that don’t need a gun. Building healthier, more humane responses instead. https://t.co/CFMr4JAyF5
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) June 12, 2020
What ‘defund the police’ might look like is from The Washington Post.
Yes, unbundle the police. https://t.co/5QfkjJhseC
— Alex Tabarrok (@ATabarrok) June 14, 2020
Defund the police? Other countries have narrowed their role and boosted other services. is from The Washington Post.
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