The release of a graphic body camera video showing the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Detroit by police has destroyed any arguments supporting protests that quickly erupted following the shooting earlier this month. The dead man, identified as Hakim Littleton, was on probation for a 2017 “unarmed robbery” and felony firearm conviction, according to the […]
Rasmussen: Majority Oppose Cutting Local Police Budgets
Amid demands from protesters in the wake of the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis to “defund” police departments, a new Rasmussen survey released Tuesday says 59 percent of American adults “are opposed to cutting their local police budget.” Only 27 percent of the survey respondents want to reduce police budgets, and 14 percent are […]
Calls to ‘Defund Police’ Could Leave Nation Like Chicago
Angry protesters in Minneapolis and other cities where demonstrations have continued for more than a week are now demanding that municipal governments “defund the police,” but does anyone know what such a drastic move might create? Buried in the text of a Chicago Sun-Times article might be a hint. The newspaper looked at the number […]