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What do we really feel more safe in a world without police?

I'm Fabio Sinias and I write for Vox about race and policy.

And today I'm your host for Vox Conversations.

Growing up, I never really thought about the police. But they were a pretty big part of my life.

I usually couldn't walk to the grocery store in my central Brooklyn neighborhood without passing several NYPD squad cars in advance.

I couldn't go to school without greeting the dozens of officers in my school buildings, lobby, or hallways. On the surface, I trusted the police. They were there to keep us safe.

My neighborhood was deemed quote unquote bad. And of course, the police were there to make it good.

But subconsciously, I always felt like there was more going on. Like why were many of my friends stopped and searched when they were just trying to go about their day?

Why did we sometimes go to great lengths to avoid having to interact with police officers?

And even though there was a precinct nearby and countless officers lining our streets, why did we still feel unsafe?

It wasn't until activists on social media started calling attention to the repeated police killings of unarmed black Americans that I started to question the role of the police.

How was it that the deaths of so many unarmed civilians at the hands of police didn't prompt leaders to implement institutional change?

Then came 2020.

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