Defund the police? Here's what that really means. [washingtonpost.com]
By Christy E. Lopez, The Washington Post, June 7, 2020 Since George Floyd’s death, a long-simmering movement for police abolition has become part of the national conversation, recast slightly as a call to “defund the police.” For activists, this conversation is long overdue. But for casual observers, this new direction may seem a bit disorienting — or even alarming. Be not afraid. “Defunding the police” is not as scary (or even as radical) as it sounds, and engaging on this topic is...