Here's what you need to know about defunding the police

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Friday, June 19, 2020
Defunding the Police: Activist Phillip McHarris On What You Need to Know
How defunding the police could have positive impacts on communities across the board.The Black Lives Matter movement has put new and renewed emphasis on the idea of defunding the police. Phillip McHarris is a race and policing expert who explains what the idea of defunding the police could actually mean in practice and why it could potentially be beneficial for many communities.

U.S. -- "These reforms are like trying to paint a room in a house that is fundamentally falling down." With more calls for police departments to be defunded than ever before, many are afraid of what that might look like. Phillip McHarris is a race and policing expert at Yale University who explains what defunding the police entails and how it can benefit communities as a whole.