How has the death of George Floyd impacted the state of police reform in the United States. Americans are still wrestling with ways to reform police agencies, one year later. Below you can find three different perspectives on the state of police reform in the United States as we approach the one year anniversary of this tragedy.
A Year After George Floyd: Pressure to Add Police Amid Rising Crime [nytimes.com]
“I don’t care how bad it gets — no one wants more cops,” Ms. Jones, 56, said last week as she met with other activists outside a food hall in South Los Angeles. “We don’t need tougher police, we need more alternatives to help people thrive.”
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Police reform sees momentum ahead of George Floyd anniversary [thehill.com]
Renewed momentum around the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act as the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder on Tuesday approached has led to some optimism from those around the process that a bipartisan bill is within reach, a rare achievement in a divided Washington.
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His Name in Vain: One year later, America is struggling to reform and reimagine the agencies that have been licensed to kill us. [nymag.com]
Most of them don’t die. It’s easy to mistake the worst outcome for the most urgent crisis, but the reality is that the vast majority of people who have violent encounters with the police live to tell about it.
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