Patrisse Cullors - CNN "There's a growing call to defund the police. Here's what it means"

CNN | June 8, 2020

“Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, said defunding the police means reallocating those funds to support people and services in marginalized communities.

Defunding law enforcement ‘means that we are reducing the ability for law enforcement to have resources that harm our communities,’ Cullors said in an interview with WBUR, Boston's public radio station. ‘It's about reinvesting those dollars into black communities, communities that have been deeply divested from.’

Those dollars can be put back into social services for mental health, domestic violence and homelessness, among others. Police are often the first responders to all three, she said.

Those dollars can be used to fund schools, hospitals, housing and food in those communities, too -- ‘all of the things we know increase safety,’ McHarris said.”

CNN published an in-depth article about defunding the police and interviewed Patrisse Cullors for her input. Follow the link above to read more.

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