Kamala Harris Praised ‘Defund the Police’ Movement in June 2020 Radio Interview

DARDEN Where do you ░░░░░░░░ on Defund the Police ░░░░░░░░ Right So here s ░░░░░░░░ thing Defund the police ░░░░░░░░ issue behind it is ░░░░░░░░ we need to re ░░░░░░░░ how we are creating ░░░░░░░░ And when you have ░░░░░░░░ cities that have one ░░░░░░░░ of their entire city ░░░░░░░░ focused on policing we ░░░░░░░░ that is not the ░░░░░░░░ way and the best ░░░░░░░░ or the right way ░░░░░░░░ achieve safety For too ░░░░░░░░ the status quo thinking ░░░░░░░░ been you get more ░░░░░░░░ by putting more cops ░░░░░░░░ the street Well that ░░░░░░░░ wrong Because by the ░░░░░░░░ If you wanna look ░░░░░░░░ upper middle class suburban ░░░░░░░░ they don t have ░░░░░░░░ patrol car they don ░░░░░░░░ have those police walking ░░░░░░░░ streets but what they ░░░░░░░░ have they have well ░░░░░░░░ schools What they do ░░░░░░░░ is homeownership high homeownership ░░░░░░░░ What they do have ░░░░░░░░ thriving small businesses What ░░░░░░░░ do have is access ░░░░░░░░ public health and mental ░░░░░░░░ services So this whole ░░░░░░░░ is about rightly saying ░░░░░░░░ need to take a ░░░░░░░░ at these budgets and ░░░░░░░░ out whether it reflects ░░░░░░░░ right priorities.’”