'What's really underlying this is communities that have been disinvested in for decades and are crying out for resources,' Chicago Mayor Lightfoot says about calls to defund police departments.
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Cities Ask if It's Time to Defund Police and 'Reimagine' Public SafetyAfter more than a week of protests against police brutality and unrest that left parts of the city burned, a growing chorus of elected officials, civic leaders and residents in Minneapolis are urging the city to break up the Police Department and reimagine the way policing works."We are going to
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Minneapolis To Disband Police DepartmentThe city will instead invest in community-based public safety programs.
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Chicago Mayor Says Police Union Is 'Extraordinarily Reluctant To Embrace Reform'Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says police unions are 'extraordinarily reluctant to embrace reform' — and that addressing police violence 'really comes down to change in the culture.'
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