Ep. 463 - Police don't make us safe

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Across the country, as certain types of crime have increased, people are defaulting to the same tired answer we've seen before... more police and more money for the police. But this actually doesn't work. At all. And for Black communities, it can actually make things much worse.

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0:00.0	If crime is up in your city,
0:03.5	first, I want to ask you to make sure that crime,
0:06.7	all crime is actually up.
0:09.1	But if it's up, let me tell you,
0:11.5	and I mean this from the bottom of my heart,
0:15.2	that does not mean that the police in your city
0:19.3	or your county need more money.
0:22.2	It's a trap, it's a joke, it's a waste,
0:25.5	police in this country.
0:27.5	Do not stop crime.
0:29.3	They only respond to it.
0:31.4	Not only that,
0:32.9	they are the single, most well-funded police
0:36.3	in the entire world.
0:38.0	Their budgets are the highest they've ever been.
0:41.4	Our police do not need more money,
0:43.7	and I'm going to talk to you
0:45.0	about what actually makes a city safe.
0:47.8	This is Sean King, you are listening to?
0:50.8	The Breakdown.
0:52.8	The Breakdown.
1:13.6	We all rely on our cell phones,
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