"We're trying to, look, part of this movement – and it's not just a moment; it's a movement standing on the shoulders of the movements before – part of this has to be about changing the system, rehauling the system, upending the system," Kamala said about why she wants less public funding to go towards policing.
"And, and, so that piece of it, you're right: this attorney general, I have no hope for it being implemented, but God-willing he will be out of that office shortly," she added, referring to then-Attorney General Bill Barr. "And then we need to have a requirement that that office do the right thing going forward."
When one of the conversation participants then asked Kamala point blank how she feels about defunding the police, here is what she had to say:
"Look, I, I, right, so here's the thing: defund the police, the
issue behind it is that we need to reimagine how we are creating safety.
And when you have many cities that have one-third of their entire city
budget focused on policing, we know that is not the smart way and the
best way, or the right way to achieve safety."...<<<Read More>>>...
