Source: The Washington Post Congressional Democrats rallied Monday around broad police reform legislation, urging President Trump and Republicans to rapidly embrace measures aimed at boosting law enforcement accountability, changing police practices and curbing racial profiling. As Democrats put forward a unified response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which has sparked nationwide protests, leading members of the party also sought to distance themselves from the growing calls from liberal activists to “defund the police” — a slogan that Trump and fellow Republicans have seized upon to portray Democrats as weak on crime. Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said he opposes “defunding” police departments, while House […]
Source: The New York Times This country has failed to provide one of the most fundamental protections in the Constitution: the right to life. “Stop Killing Us!” Three words, scrawled on a sign held by a 3-year-old black boy at a Tampa protest against police brutality. Messages don’t get any clearer than that. Yet to judge by the days of protests sweeping the country, this message still hasn’t gotten through. Last week it was George Floyd, who died while restrained by a police officer in the middle of a Minneapolis street in daylight, though he posed no physical threat. His alleged offense? Passing a counterfeit bill to buy a pack […]