Activists who are calling for the defunding of police say the future of public safety doesn't need to include police forces. Instead, public safety could mean supporting a network of organizations, health care providers, social service agencies and others.
Williams did what society conditioned him to do in such situations: he put both hands up in the air."I was acutely aware as a black man that my life was in danger in that moment if I didn't have the right answers," said Williams, an organizer with MPD150, a Minneapolis effort created by local organizers that supports the dismantling of the city's police department and the reallocation of police funding to community-based organizations without a history of violence.
Responding with prevention in mindIn a police-free future, activists described a world where communities decide what behavior is allowed and highlight the importance of neighbors -- not as watchdogs but as those who can respond with prevention in mind."There will be a focus on in-the-moment de-escalating a situation, and also making sure that everyone involved has the resources that they need," said Molly Glasgow, a member of MPD150.
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