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stillcool

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6. In some towns 'abolish the police' is the..
Sun Jun 14, 2020, 08:16 PM
Jun 2020

only way to fix something that's been broken for a long time. The problem for me, is that like so much else, people think it's a federal government thing.

Ahmaud Arbery Shooting Spurs Calls to Disband Police Force
Sabrina Siddiqui, Arian Campo-Flores 5/16/2020

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ahmaud-arbery-shooting-spurs-calls-to-disband-police-force/ar-BB14aEBa?ocid=spartanntp
The fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in southeastern Georgia is fueling calls to disband the Glynn County Police Department, an agency that has been embroiled in controversy for years.

A grand jury last year faulted the department for a culture of coverup and abuse of power, prompting efforts to overhaul the agency that were gathering momentum when Mr. Arbery, a 25-year-old black man, was killed on Feb. 23. Four days after his death, another grand jury indicted Police Chief John Powell and three other current and former officers over alleged wrongdoing in a narcotics unit.
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