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Recent Violence Sparks New Calls to Defund the Police – Here s What That Would Really Mean

Recent Violence Sparks New Calls to ‘Defund the Police’ – Here’s What That Would Really Mean GOBankingRates 2 hrs ago Georgina Tzanetos © Chris Tuite/ImageSPACE/Shutterstock / Chris Tuite/ImageSPACE/Shutterstock Mandatory Credit: Photo by Chris Tuite/ImageSPACE/Shutterstock (11855615bz)Protestors and Police Officers clash outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department on April 12, 2021 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after the killing of Daunte Wright. The trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer charged in the murder of George Floyd last May, began April 1 and reignited national passions around calls to defund the police – one of the most hotly debated social movements in modern American history.

Baltimore Mayor on Maryland s new police reform legislation: We are talking about reimagining public safety

Sweeping police reform has passed in the Maryland legislature, overriding a veto by Gov. Larry Hogan, who has been in public disagreement with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott over the mayor’s goal of reducing the Baltimore Police Department’s spending over the next five years. Mayor Scott says, “The governor simply doesn't understand because he's never lived it the way I did. He didn't grow up in a neighborhood where he saw a shooting before his 10th birthday and he's not had a gun pointed in his face.” Says Scott, “We know we can do other things.It's about reducing the burden to stop over-relying on police departments.”

Society pays a high price when prosecutors fail to punish crime

Imagine a society where prostitutes could solicit johns for sex just yards from police officers who did little more than wave them on their way. Picture yourself walking through a park with your children as a homeless person is free to urinate and defecate beside the park bench where he is stashing the illegal drugs he bought from a dope dealer operating openly without fear of the police. Does that make you feel safe? Welcome to the new Baltimore, where law enforcement will no longer be prosecuting what it calls “low-level offenses.” These include possessing drugs or drug paraphernalia, trespassing, minor traffic offenses, prostitution, open container violations and defecating or urinating in public. The city announced the initiative last week after a year-long experiment to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the jails and prisons.

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