Document Type

Opinion Piece

"Defund the police" is not the problem

Authors

Leah Savage

Publication Title

The Maine Campus

Publication Date

12-14-2020

Abstract/ Summary

Last week in an interview on “Good Luck America,” former President Barack Obama called “defund the police” a “snappy slogan” that is not going to be effective in gathering support for change. To many, Obama’s statements were frustrating, to say the very least. The recognition of a movement like “defund the police” is something that people have been pushing for a long time; its prevalence is something to be proud of, not to publicly dismiss.

Comments

Content captured from The Maine Campus website by by Kimberly Sawtelle, Library Specialist CLIII, on January 15, 2021.

Identifier

Racial Justice_Maine Campus_2021_01_15c

Repository Citation

Savage, Leah, ""Defund the police" is not the problem" (2020). Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. 12.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/social_justice/12

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