The summer’s divisive new slogan has a surprisingly long history—and shifting meanings
So, what does “abolish” or “defund” the police really mean in this fraught moment, and how literally are supporters and critics supposed to take it?
It depends on whom you ask—even people using the slogans don’t all agree. Their views fall into three different levels of absolutism. Understanding the history and range of interpretations is important to grasping just how a radical idea became so powerful so quickly—and where it might go from here. Here’s how to read the landscape.
“to defund or abolish the police are often not meant literally. Rather, they are demands to rethink a law enforcement system from the ground up and to grapple with deeply ingrained issues.” Similarly, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowserthat most people who say “defund the police” are actually just “saying that they want reform and that they want good policing.”
In the very simplest sense, “abolish” or “defund” the police is a cry of frustration, a more civil version of “f*** the police.” Tactically, some supporters see it as a bargaining chip, a way to urge basic police reforms with a classic activist technique: Push a maximalist idea; meet in the middle.
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