Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old ER technician and former EMT, was lying in her own bed when police broke in and shot her eight times without so much as announcing their presence. Say her name. Do the work. Text. Call. Sign. Donate.
An important detail to remember is that, while this level of support may be unprecedented, the idea isn’t. Defunding has been done before, and it works
For instance, the CAHOOTS program in Eugene, OR is a community-run non-violent crisis intervention and dispute resolution program that handles 17% of 911 calls using only 2% of the police budget. Or look at the Carbondale Spring initiative, which aims to cut the police budget in half to fund not only care workers, but also food autonomy, worker’s cooperatives, and renewable energy programs
It’s cheaper, it’s safer, and it’s proven. It’s common sense
