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What happened to ‘defund the police’? | The Bottom Line
Americans have been debating the role of the police for decades, but the debate was energised last year during nationwide Black Lives Matter protests. For many in the white majority, the police must be defended at all costs. If there are proven cases of abuse, they can be resolved on a case-by-case basis. For the rest, the police are seen as the main mechanism that…