Calls to defund the police or abolish the police have received widespread attention amid weeks of demonstrations against racial injustice sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis
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Many communities have united in agreement that ongoing police misconduct must be met with action. One recentshowed majority support among Americans for changes including banning the use of neck restraints and designing an “an early warning system” for officers who break the rules. In Minneapolis, where Floyd was killed, the city council said Sunday it would “begin the process of ending the Minneapolis Police Department” and replacing it with “a new, transformative model for cultivating safety,” possibly through increased forms of crisis intervention and social services. A full plan or timeline has not been unveiled, however.from the city’s police budget to go toward other initiatives like health care and jobs.
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