Is 'Defund the Police' a massive political mistake?
Chris Cillizza
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
Updated 1:01 PM ET, Mon June 8, 2020
(CNN)On Friday, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser had a massive mural reading "Black Lives Matter" in block yellow lettering painted on 16th Street near the White House. The next day, activists painted another message -- in that exact same yellow lettering -- on the same street. It read: "Defund the Police."
Amid the ongoing protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd, calls to defund the police have grown increasingly loud -- particularly among the activists who are taking to the streets to urge politicians to act.
And in several places, governments are acting.
On Sunday, nine members of the Minneapolis City Council, the city where Floyd died, pledged to "begin the process of ending the Minneapolis Police Department."
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