Thursday, June 11, 2020

Proud of My Town

Black Lives Matter is more than a slogan.   There are programs and global actions (and a gift shop, of course) and there's Campaign Zero.  

Somewhat less controversial than defund the police (which should really be called reallocate resources), these eight steps to reform policing have been proposed nationwide.

As of Wednesday afternoon,  two cities in the United States have adopted them.

San Francisco is one of them, probably to no one's surprise.

Tucson, Arizona is the other.

I have never been as happy to call it home.



Labels:

4 Comments:

At June 11, 2020 at 7:05 AM , Anonymous Laura said...

Wow! That is terrific news. Go Tucson! I will send this to Bloomington officials for their consideration.
Stay safe.

 
At June 11, 2020 at 11:50 AM , Blogger Linda Reeder said...

Ye, it should be called reallocate resources, which would be much less scary for most folks. Police should be just one of the emergency services available when you call 911. Seattle is studying it.

 
At June 11, 2020 at 6:45 PM , Blogger Ashleigh Burroughs said...

Our Police Chief is talking a good game. We shall see... but I am hopeful.
a/b

 
At June 11, 2020 at 6:46 PM , Blogger Ashleigh Burroughs said...

Crisis Teaams, properly trained, can free the police for more important police things.
a/b

 

Post a Comment

I KNOW THE FONT IS TOO SMALL......

Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]

<< Home