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When protesters call for 'defunding the police,' what does it mean?

Minneapolis City Council Member Andrea Jenkins
Minneapolis City Council Member Andrea Jenkins recites a poem she wrote to a large crowd that gathered at Powderhorn Park on Sunday. During the event, Jenkins and eight other Minneapolis City Council members declared their commitment to defunding and dismantling the city's police department, standing alongside community groups Black Visions and Reclaim The Block.
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