Gov. Newsom walks tightrope on defunding California police at Oakland meeting on racism

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Source: East Bay Times

The city of Oakland marked the latest stop on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s listening tour as he travels the state to meet with community leaders to discuss racism and systemic injustices.

Newsom visited Miss Ollie’s with Oakland African-American Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Cathy Adams and also met with a group of leaders that included Akonadi Foundation President Lateefah Simon for a conversation on policing and criminal justice reforms.

The meetings come in the midst of a civil-rights protests in response to the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd last month.

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“If you’re calling for eliminating police, no,” Newsom said. “If you’re talking about reimagining and taking the opportunity to look at the responsibility and role that we place on law enforcement to be social workers, mental health workers, get involved in disputes where a badge and a gun are unnecessary, then I think absolutely this is an opportunity to look at all of the above.”

Read more: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/06/09/gov-newsom-holds-meeting-on-racism-and-system-injustices-in-oakland-visits-miss-ollies/

[msongs]

1. difficult to respond to somebody else's nebulous framing nt

[The Magistrate]

2. The Governor Responded Well, Sir

People really are going to have to drop that 'defund' slogan, if they want to get anything actually enacted.

[The Magistrate]

6. The Minneapolis Police Department Needs Dissolving, Sir

Reform in a department which votes a wretch like Kroll to be its union head is not possible. The people employed as police in Minneapolis have openly declared themselves to be fine with racism and brutality. Dismiss them all and start over with new personnel.

De Blasio has done nothing to rein in brutal behavior by New York police, and botched the response to the plague in the early going. One suspects these are not your reasons for the distaste you expressed.

Ms. Omar has gone off the rails a bit, but I confess to retaining a certain fondness for her.

[Auggie]

3. "Reimagine Police" or "Reinvent." It works.

[The Magistrate]

7. 'Antifa Riots'?

Good Lord but you have gotten up early this morning....

[louzke9]

8. NOT REDUCING PER SE, BUT....

CONTROL of funds. Most adults know its a bad idea to give their teenagers a credit cards with NO supervision. Same should apply to police. Every August, adults help their teenagers prepare the start of the fall semester of school. Give them a wad of cash or a credit card to purchase clothes, shoes and school supplies. Can you trust most teens to do this or do they come back with designer sneakers, jewelry, CD's, multiple piercings and tattoos! Police funds should monitored to be used for the benefit to both the police and the community they serve.