Amidst nationwide protest in the wake of George Floyd's death there have been increasing calls for 'Abolishing' and/or 'Defunding' police departments, including Minneapolis. Today we begin our discussion of what do people really mean, what would that really look like and if this is the right way forward. Also we discuss 'what the heck' is going on with Joe Biden's search of a VP candidate, Elon Musks next goals for SpaceX and Tami gives props to the Senator from the great state of Utah! Show Links: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/06/03/457251670/how-much-do-we-need-the-police?fbclid=IwAR3YUjIQbsqPEj1XzWojFRm12gCoR8IPQ8XVlBFfW9TdZ5t2qg9-ITvjs6k
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/defund-police/612682/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/us/minneapolis-police-abolish.html
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