abolish the police
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: There are other solutions to policing problems other than abolishing the police
Opinions July 7, 2020Dear Editor-in-Chief, Recently, The Peak published an editorial covering the debate surrounding policing in Canada, and whether the institution needs to be abolished or reformed. There’s no question that we have a problem with policing — namely the lack of accountability and the no-holds-barred approach the police have to even minor issues. While I agree that reform alone is not the answer, it is imperative that a deeper dive be taken into this issue — one that outlines alternative solutions to dissolving the police entirely. Demands to completely abolish the police have at their crux the argument that policing is…
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Abolition, not reform, is the answer to the problem of police brutality
Opinions June 22, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor The recent prominence gained by the push to “abolish/defund the police” has mainstream politicians like Trudeau scrambling to turn these movements into a conversation about police reform. Not only does the focus on reform…
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