After Protests, Politicians Reconsider Police Budgets and Discipline - The New York Times
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Protesters in Washington painted the phrase “defund the police” onto 16th Street on Saturday night.
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After Protests, Politicians Reconsider Police Budgets and Discipline
Elected officials are exploring changes ranging from defunding police departments to requiring more accountability.
MINNEAPOLIS — In an abrupt change of course, the mayor of New York vowed to cut the budget of the nation’s largest police force. In Los Angeles, the mayor called for redirecting millions of dollars from policing after protesters gathered outside his home. And in Minneapolis, City Council members pledged to dismantle their police force and completely reinvent how public safety is handled.
As tens of thousands of people have demonstrated against police violence over the past two weeks, calls have emerged in cities across the country for fundamental changes to American policing.