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Addressing the Democratic Party’s Relationship With Law Enforcement.
Their ties to the police might explain their hesitancy to take bold action.
After the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Officer Derek Chauvin of the Minneapolis police department sparked what has become the largest civil rights movement in history, a significant portion of not just the American people but much of the world has been wondering what action, if any, the government will take to combat the systemic racism and police brutality that continuously plagues our communities. In response to Floyd’s murder, calls to defund the police have grown louder, with varying conversations concerning what that could potentially mean. While some say it simply means re-allocating the bloated police budgets to things like healthcare, social work, and education, others are in favor of reimagining what policing in America looks like all together.
Either way, presumptive democratic nominee Joe Biden and the leadership of the democratic party have made it expressly clear they’re having none of it.
To be sure, they have called for “reform”. Reform, it’s worth noting, that Joe Biden plans to achieve by adding an additional $300 million dollars in funding for local police departments. Of course, Biden has been eager to appear to be on the…
