What does it mean to reform the police?
As to protest racial injustice, combating police brutality has come to the forefront. 鈥淲e have been fighting and advocating to stop a war on black lives. And that is how we see it 鈥 this is a war on black life,鈥 Black Lives Matter founder Opal Tometi The New Yorker.
Here鈥檚 a list of what protesters in San Antonio, Texas are organizing for.
On protestors鈥 list of demands:
-civilian review board w/ power to issue disciplinary actions
-more diverse police force
-transparent website showing all complaints
-end to most no-knock warrants
-better screening of police applicants for racist attitudes
鈥 Marina Starleaf Riker (@marinastarleaf)
And some organizers are going beyond reform. They say it鈥檚 time to .
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We explore what it would take to reform the police 鈥 and whether reform is still possible.
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