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\nIt's not as radical as it sounds. Become a Video Lab member! Subscribe to our channel! Among those protesting police brutality in the US, there is a slogan that’s taken hold: “defund the police.” The key idea is a push to move the...\nIt's not as radical as it sounds. Become a Video Lab member! Subscribe to our channel! Among those protesting police brutality in the US, there is a slogan that’s taken hold: “defund the police.” The key idea is a push to move the billions of dollars we spend on police in the US, to social services and other public spending. The disparities between policing budgets and those of other city agencies are massive. And while defunding the piece might sound radical, it’s a policy activists have been talking about for decades. For some, it can mean reforms that simply lessen the police role in society, while for others — the slogan is a call to abolish the system and create something new entirely. These ideas have all converged into the popular “defund the police” slogan, and the renewed energy around the movement is working. For further reading Sources: NYC budget Chicago budget On arrest numbers in the US ACLU report on police in schools Body camera research Memphis data Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out Watch our full video catalog Follow Vox on Facebook Or Twitter\n
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2020
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