In a shocking revelation, people who actually live in distressed and crime-ridden communities aren't as enthusiastic about defunding the police as white activists are.
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Who Opposes Defunding the N.Y.P.D.? These Black Lawmakers
...But a fissure opened when it became clear during negotiations that passing a budget with the $1 billion in cuts meant reducing police presence on the streets and eliminating school safety agents.
During the debate, Black and Latino council members representing both poor and middle-class communities of color, including Brownsville, Brooklyn, and Jamaica, Queens, wanted to take a measured approach to cutting the police budget. White progressives, allied with some Latino council members from gentrifying and racially mixed neighborhoods and two Black council members, called for more aggressive reductions and reforms.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/n...sultPosition=3
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