Republicans liked to accuse liberals of wanting to "defund" the police. I'm a liberal, and I've never heard that term, except from Republicans.
Do I believe that a culture change is needed at police agencies (starting with "stop killing unarmed civilians")? Yes.
I also believe that culture change needs to start at the top.
Sometimes, the need for that change is brought home.
From The Guardian (UK) -
Colorado sheriff honors deputy after he killed man who mistakenly got in wrong car
A Colorado sheriff’s office has given one of its deputies a medal after he fatally shot a man who mistakenly tried to get into the wrong car while picking his brother up from a local middle school.
Charles McWhorter earned the Pueblo county sheriff’s office’s purple heart award for purportedly enduring injuries to his nose, forefinger, back, knee and neck as he shot Richard Ward three times at close range and killed him on 22 February 2022. McWhorter received the purple heart medal during a sheriff’s office award ceremony on 17 February, four days before Ward’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court against him and his agency.
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