Should We Defund the Police?

This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:

THE QUICK FACTS

• In response to the tragic deaths of George Floyd and other victims of police violence, a majority of the Minneapolis City Council pledged on Sunday to defund and dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department.
• The President of the City Council, Lisa Bender, is quoted saying, "We committed to dismantling policing as we know it in the city
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