'Defund the police' - here's what that actually means

This is what defunding the police actually means

out on racism, it's likely you'll have heard calls from activists to 'defund the police' in America. But what does that actually mean?police officers? Won't crime rates go through the roof?" then you're likely not alone – but that isn't what defunding the police means, or what protestors are asking for. It's far less extreme.

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