LinkLinksOpinion Washington Post Editorial Board: A commission makes a good start at reimagining policing in D.C. By Editor On Apr 4, 2021 Last updated Apr 4, 2021 54 Share THE KILLING of George Floyd last year at the hands of Minneapolis police spotlighted the damage that unjust policing has caused to Black neighborhoods, and there seemed to be general agreement about the need for serious reform. How to go about it, though, has proved to be contentious. Some cities, such as Seattle, slashed police budgets and eroded public safety; others, such as Minneapolis, made promises they couldn’t keep and confused the community. An absence of strategy doomed those efforts, so it is encouraging that the District has taken a different approach: creating a commission that undertook serious study of the issues and has produced a thoughtful report. 54 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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