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August 31, 2020 01:10 pm

The online rallying cry defund the police runs into red tapeat city hall




Thousands of protesters gathered at McCarren Park in Brooklyn for a massive march around Williamsburg, making a loud call for the defunding of the police force. This comes after NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio promised ‘intense change’ with police reform proposals amid calls to defund law enforcement, including shifting resources from NYPD and publicizing officers’ disciplinary records. Brooklyn, NY on June 7th, 2020. | Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images


Real change takes time, willpower, and sustained resistance — and the technology to make police brutality visible to policymakers



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