To reduce the harm: On defunding the police Ian Loader | The Times Literary Supplement

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The Black Lives Matter movement has been highly prominent in the United States and around the world since 2013, with incidents such as the death of George Floyd sparking outrage.

The campaign to defund the police in the US is based on the idea that the police system in the US is not made for crime prevention and to keep the public safe but instead focuses on keeping Black people under control.

Despite the avenue for reforming the police system to include more Black police officers and more bias training, many believe it is too late and this would not be viable therefore defunding the police is the only option.

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