Perry Bacon Jr.

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Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

Electoral politics matter. They do. But they can't be allowed to swallow every conversation.A lot of the police reforms haven't really worked. So more drastic ideas deserve a hearing. And people pushing more drastic ideas aren't all involved in the horse race--nor should they be. — PolitiTweet.org

At the same time, I have had more deep conversations about police budgets/funding/power in the last 7 months than I… https://t.co/yHs2PfSAzM

Posted Dec. 2, 2020

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Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

At the same time, I have had more deep conversations about police budgets/funding/power in the last 7 months than I had in the previous 7 years. And I'm not alone--cities all over the country are having real debates about the power/funding of their police departments. — PolitiTweet.org

The slogan Defund the Police, like Black Lives Matter in 2014, created a dialogue that turned some people off--even… https://t.co/tcz0ueyyqy

Posted Dec. 2, 2020

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Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

There is a deep, long history of people pushing for abolishing/defunding police departments. The notion that someone came up with the slogan to impress their activist friends seems strained. https://t.co/w2dVLAqG4U — PolitiTweet.org

Electoral politics matter. They do. But they can't be allowed to swallow every conversation.A lot of the police ref… https://t.co/CNhWfexky6

Posted Dec. 2, 2020