June 10, 2020
Community Control vs Defunding the Police: A Critical Analysis
More trainings and body cameras aren't enough. We need power over the institutions that impact our lives, including the police.
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Defunding the police might end the armed and uniformed force as we know it, but the ruling class will then hire mercenaries to protect their wealth and enforce their will.
The intensity and scope of the mass rebellion that has gripped the U.S. and expanded internationally has shaken global white supremacist capitalist patriarchy to its knees. The people have tasted a real sense of their own power and as a result some very unexpected developments have emerged.
Among them is the demand to “defund the police,” which is even being acknowledged by some lawmakers in a few jurisdictions. To be clear, this is a momentous development for the movement.
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Originally in Black Agenda Report.
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