Cities Ask If It's Time To Reimagine Policing In The U.S.
4 years, 7 months ago

Cities Ask If It's Time To Reimagine Policing In The U.S.

NPR  

Cities Ask If It's Time To Reimagine Policing In The U.S. For years, activists who've criticized police abuse have called for cuts in law enforcement budgets – often with little success. CORLEY: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, says she's heard the talk about defunding police departments. The weeks of protests, the demand for defunding police departments, and the unrest that's left businesses vandalized or destroyed has forced city officials to think about how policing might be different. UCLA history professor Kelly Lytle Hernandez says the dollar amount may not be much when compared to the entire police budget of nearly 2 billion, but she calls it a turning point.

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Minneapolis approves officer pay raise years after calls to defund the police
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Minneapolis approves officer pay raise years after calls to defund the police

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Years after a movement to defund the Minneapolis Police Department and a severe officer shortage in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, the city approved a contract Thursday that would make Minneapolis officers among the highest-paid in the region. The Minneapolis City Council approved the contract — which includes 22% pay increases over three years — with the …

Atlanta project decried as ‘Cop City’ gets funding approval from City Council
1 year, 7 months ago

Atlanta project decried as ‘Cop City’ gets funding approval from City Council

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council early Tuesday approved funding for the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center, rejecting the pleas of hundreds of activists who packed City Hall and spoke for hours in fierce opposition to the project they decry as “Cop City.” The 11-4 vote just after 5 a.m. is a significant victory for Mayor …

'Defund the Police' campaign is to blame for nationwide crime spree, retired police chief warns
2 years, 3 months ago

'Defund the Police' campaign is to blame for nationwide crime spree, retired police chief warns

Daily Mail  

The Defund the Police campaign is to blame for crime levels spiking, putting people off becoming cops and leaving forces burned out, retired police chiefs have warned. Retired police chief Jeff Rasche said when officers are spread thin, there are longer response times, and when they having to work overtime, there is less time for much-needed training. Meanwhile Retired Fort …

How Joe Biden finds common ground with ‘defund the police’ campaigners
2 years, 9 months ago

How Joe Biden finds common ground with ‘defund the police’ campaigners

The Independent  

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Democratic Voters Reject Police Funding Cuts, But Embrace More Modest Reforms
3 years, 2 months ago

Democratic Voters Reject Police Funding Cuts, But Embrace More Modest Reforms

Huff Post  

Bruce Harrell, who combined calls for reform with support for hiring more police officers, defeated a more left-wing candidate in Seattle's mayoral race on Tuesday. “And if it’s not playing in the bluest of blue cities, it sure as hell isn’t going to play in Peoria.” At the same time, Cleveland voters approved a ballot measure adopting greater civilian oversight …

Defund the police encounters resistance as violent crime spikes
3 years, 7 months ago

Defund the police encounters resistance as violent crime spikes

CNN  

CNN — One year since a nationwide movement sparked calls for slashing police funding in favor of other nontraditional forms of public safety, it’s not clear whether any city achieved anything resembling what protesters demanded: massively defunded or abolished police departments. The sustained increase in violent crime, the gun violence that we’ve been seeing, and calls from the community that …

Defunding police: An idea most Democrats don’t want to talk about
3 years, 8 months ago

Defunding police: An idea most Democrats don’t want to talk about

Al Jazeera  

It became a political flashpoint last year; now, Democratic leaders refuse to entertain the notion. https://t.co/Z4JV3iWUKF — Ayanna Pressley April 12, 2021 Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke out in solidarity with her fellow “Squad” members tweeting, “Cameras, chokehold bans, ‘retraining’ funds, and similar reform measures do not ultimately solve what is a systemic problem.” Daunte Wright’s killing was not a random, …

After 2020’s BLM protests, real police reform proves a struggle
3 years, 8 months ago

After 2020’s BLM protests, real police reform proves a struggle

Al Jazeera  

Real reforms in US policing are slow to emerge as Derek Chauvin’s murder trial puts a spotlight on use-of-force rules When former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on the neck of George Floyd as he lay handcuffed and dying face down in the street, it seemed an obviously excessive use of force. “The push around police department …

Push and pull over Los Angeles policing hits roadways and transit
3 years, 10 months ago

Push and pull over Los Angeles policing hits roadways and transit

LA Times  

The ongoing debate over policing levels in Los Angeles centered on the transportation sector Thursday as Metro officials considered paying for more officers on the city’s transit system and the Los Angeles Police Department announced it would no longer send officers to minor traffic collisions. Advocates from Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles and other community and transit advocacy groups said Metro …

Defunding the police: Biden says he’s opposed
3 years, 10 months ago

Defunding the police: Biden says he’s opposed

CNN  

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story ran on June 6, 2020. CNN — President Joe Biden said at a CNN town hall on Tuesday that he remains opposed to calls for “defunding the police” – a rallying cry for activists seeking reforms in law enforcement. In response to a question about how to avoid overly constraining police while …

US President Biden says no to ‘defunding the police’
3 years, 10 months ago

US President Biden says no to ‘defunding the police’

Al Jazeera  

US President would put more money into local policing to hire more diverse officers and train them better for the job. United States President Joe Biden said that instead of defunding the police, a main demand of the protest movement that erupted last year following the death of a Black man in police custody, he would put more money into …

Did “defund the police” lead to an increase in murder? Almost certainly not
3 years, 11 months ago

Did “defund the police” lead to an increase in murder? Almost certainly not

Salon  

Former President Donald Trump, a variety of Republican and Democratic lawmakers, and police unions have spent so many months blaming protesters' calls to shift city budgets away from police for the widespread increase in homicides that it has become conventional wisdom. Trump and countless Republican candidates seized on Black Lives Matter protesters' calls to "defund the police," or to shift …

Did we defund the police? No, but “big changes are happening” even after protests die down
4 years ago

Did we defund the police? No, but “big changes are happening” even after protests die down

Salon  

After weeks of nationwide protests over the police killings of unarmed Black people this summer, many demonstrators worried that newfound political support for cutting police budgets would die down once the television cameras turned off. Hooks said that the protests came just as Atlanta came out of its budgeting session and city officials "refused to listen to what the public …

Minneapolis approves cuts to police budget, not staffing
4 years ago

Minneapolis approves cuts to police budget, not staffing

The Independent  

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Minneapolis City Council votes to cut millions from the police budget
4 years, 1 month ago

Minneapolis City Council votes to cut millions from the police budget

CNN  

CNN — The Minneapolis City Council voted to redirect $7.77 million from the police budget to other programs, according to a news release early Thursday. The city’s budget for 2021 included “Safety for All” amendments that redirect those funds toward “preventing violence and building community well-being,” according to the release obtained by CNN from Council Member Steve Fletcher. “The City …

Police departments seeing modest cuts, but not ‘defunding’
4 years, 3 months ago

Police departments seeing modest cuts, but not ‘defunding’

Associated Press  

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The racial justice protests following the death of George Floyd earlier this year prompted calls to “defund the police” in cities across the country, a priority for activists that has now become a central point in the presidential contest. The City Council approved something much more modest — cuts equal to less than 1% of the police …

Defund or abolish? US debate about police reform continues
4 years, 4 months ago

Defund or abolish? US debate about police reform continues

Al Jazeera  

As case begins against officers involved in George Floyd’s death, activists call for police abolition and defunding. “So, we are fighting for a future … without police, a future without prisons, because we believe that these institutions actively work to oppress Black communities.” Although Black people account for roughly 13 percent of the US population, they make up as much …

Calls to defund the police are dangerous (opinion)
4 years, 4 months ago

Calls to defund the police are dangerous (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: James A. Gagliano is a CNN law enforcement analyst and retired FBI supervisory special agent. Protests around the country led to dangerous calls to “defund the police” and “abolish the police,” and the New York City Council voted last month to cut $1 billion from the NYPD’s nearly $6 billion annual budget for the 2020 fiscal year. Over …

US: Seattle police chief resigns as one percent of budget cut
4 years, 4 months ago

US: Seattle police chief resigns as one percent of budget cut

Al Jazeera  

Seattle authorities said the cut was a ‘down payment’ for future reductions, but it falls short of protesters’ demands. Her resignation came after the city council on Monday approved a reduction in the budget of the city’s police department of less than one percent after months of protests demanding that it defund the force. Best, the first African-American woman to …

Crime is surging in US cities. Some say defunding the police will actually make it fall
4 years, 5 months ago

Crime is surging in US cities. Some say defunding the police will actually make it fall

CNN  

CNN — It’s been a long time since summer in the US felt this feverish. In a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio and other New York leaders, PBA President Patrick Lynch said city officials “created an atmosphere of hatred and disrespect toward police officers and criminals are taking full advantage.” When the New York Attorney General issued guidelines for …

Defunding police after George Floyd’s killing doesn’t have to mean more crime
4 years, 6 months ago

Defunding police after George Floyd’s killing doesn’t have to mean more crime

CNN  

London CNN — “Defund the police!” has become a common chant of US activists protesting the death of George Floyd. In New Zealand, parts of Australia and parts of the US state of Nevada, units were closed when sex work was legalized, which Vitale said meant sex workers were “less likely to be victimized because they’re operating now in a …

Officials, activists agree it’s time to ‘reimagine’ the LAPD, but they continue to spar over how
4 years, 6 months ago

Officials, activists agree it’s time to ‘reimagine’ the LAPD, but they continue to spar over how

LA Times  

Convening the Los Angeles City Council’s special committee on police reform Wednesday, Councilman Herb Wesson Jr. cited the ongoing national movement for enhanced police accountability as an opportunity to reshape the Los Angeles Police Department. Callers into Wednesday’s police reform committee meeting repeatedly raised the People’s Budget as their preferred option for “reimagining” public safety in the city as well. …

Calls to defund the police spread to L.A.’s transit system
4 years, 6 months ago

Calls to defund the police spread to L.A.’s transit system

LA Times  

As calls to defund police have grown into a chorus in the wake of the George Floyd protests, some Los Angeles County activists are turning their attention to the sprawling transit system. Los Angeles City Councilman and Metro Director Mike Bonin, who introduced the motion, said Thursday that he hears routinely “from young people, particularly young people of color, that …

NYPD boss says ‘cut smartly’ as defund police drumbeat grows
4 years, 6 months ago

NYPD boss says ‘cut smartly’ as defund police drumbeat grows

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As chants of “defund the police” thunder at protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, New York City’s police commissioner has found himself trying to avoid deep cuts to what has long been among the world’s best-funded law enforcement agencies. Over the last three months, the coronavirus crisis has dealt an estimated $9.5 billion blow to …

Editorial: Five things ‘Defund the police’ is not
4 years, 6 months ago

Editorial: Five things ‘Defund the police’ is not

LA Times  

Demonstrators call to “defund LAPD” at a gathering among about 1,000 people gathered to protest the killing of George Floyd and in support of Black Lives Matter in downtown Los Angeles on June 5. album “Straight Outta Compton.” “Defund tha police!” the group rapped in its most controversial track, except that they didn’t say “defund,” but a word that starts …

L.A. officials want more money for community policing. Activists say it misses the point
4 years, 7 months ago

L.A. officials want more money for community policing. Activists say it misses the point

LA Times  

Two members of the Los Angeles City Council are calling for finding savings from the police budget — and plugging that money back into expanding a community policing program across the city. Los Angeles City Councilmen Joe Buscaino and Marqueece Harris-Dawson declared in their proposal that “it is time to expand the Community Safety Partnership program within LAPD and begin …

As calls mount to defund or disband police departments across the US, here's what such a process would actually entail
4 years, 7 months ago

As calls mount to defund or disband police departments across the US, here's what such a process would actually entail

Firstpost  

A veto-proof majority of the Minneapolis City Council pledged on Sunday to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department, promising to create a new system of public safety in a city where law enforcement has long been accused of racism Minneapolis: Across the US, calls are mounting from some activists and elected officials to defund, downsize or abolish police departments. A veto-proof …

The View: Meghan McCain has tense exchange with Kamala Harris on police defunding
4 years, 7 months ago

The View: Meghan McCain has tense exchange with Kamala Harris on police defunding

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Meghan McCain and Kamala Harris had a tense exchange about police …

Explained: When American protesters say 'defund the police,' what does it mean?
4 years, 7 months ago

Explained: When American protesters say 'defund the police,' what does it mean?

The Hindu  

Protesters are pushing to “defund the police” over the death of George Floyd and other black Americans killed by law enforcement. The New Jersey Democrat told NBC’s Meet the Press that he shares a feeling with many protesters that Americans are “over-policed” and that “we are investing in police, which is not solving problems, but making them worse when we …

Biden Opposes Defunding Police, Campaign Says
4 years, 7 months ago

Biden Opposes Defunding Police, Campaign Says

NPR  

Biden Opposes Defunding Police, Campaign Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images As protests against police brutality have unfolded across the country, calls to defund or abolish police departments are picking up traction among activists and even sparked a pledge by the Minneapolis City Council to "dismantle" the police force there. …

‘Defund the police’: What the protest chant means
4 years, 7 months ago

‘Defund the police’: What the protest chant means

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators say states and cities should stop funding police agencies and spend more on housing, jobs and education. The New Jersey Democrat told NBC’s Meet the Press he shares a feeling with many protesters that Americans are “over-policed” and “we are investing in police, which is not solving problems but making them worse when we should be, in a more …

Editorial: Defund the LAPD? It’s time to rethink public safety in Los Angeles
4 years, 7 months ago

Editorial: Defund the LAPD? It’s time to rethink public safety in Los Angeles

LA Times  

The George Floyd protests on the streets of Los Angeles have caused a seismic shift inside City Hall — and the time is right. Still, Garcetti and the City Council plowed ahead with plans to increase the police budget by 7% and give officers generous pay raises while slashing funding for parks, housing and economic development services for the city’s …

When protesters cry ‘defund the police,’ what does it mean?
4 years, 7 months ago

When protesters cry ‘defund the police,’ what does it mean?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Protesters are pushing to “defund the police” over the death of George Floyd and other black Americans killed by law enforcement. The New Jersey Democrat told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he shares a feeling with many protesters that Americans are “over-policed” and that “we are investing in police, which is not solving problems, but making them worse …

The Fight To Fix Policing Begins At The City Council
4 years, 7 months ago

The Fight To Fix Policing Begins At The City Council

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In the weeks leading up to the District of Columbia’s primary election, a powerful interest group repeatedly hammered council candidate Janeese Lewis George with an attack that in the past has proved devastating: She was soft on crime and unsupportive of the D.C. police force. “They get up every morning and serve their city,” a campaign mailer …

Defunding police: What it means and what it could look like
4 years, 7 months ago

Defunding police: What it means and what it could look like

CNN  

CNN — There’s a growing group of dissenters who believe Americans can survive without law enforcement as we know it. 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. A 2017 report, which focused on several weeks in …

Police Budgets Have Long Been Untouchable. That Could Change.
4 years, 7 months ago

Police Budgets Have Long Been Untouchable. That Could Change.

Huff Post  

As demonstrations spotlighting racial injustice and police brutality continue, the chorus is growing to "defund" law enforcement agencies. Photo Illustration: HuffPost Visuals; Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images Chants to “Defund the police!” have reverberated around the country, from New York City to Minneapolis and through the streets of Los Angeles, as thousands of people protested racist police violence this …

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