With the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Jacob Blake, of many, many are calling for significant changes to the traditional American Police Force. New host Benjamin Wong, joined by 15-year olds Donovan Zagorin and Alexis Salen from Upland High School will be discussing the numerous factors of reform, including defunding, reallocation of police budgets, a potential ban on chokeholds and no-knock warrants, and lastly, racial profiling and systemic racism.
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*The views expressed in this episode are personal and do not represent those of the people, organizations, or institutions related to the Fireflies podcast.
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