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After George Floyd: One city's vow to 'end' police

After George Floyd: One city's vow to 'end' police

This Matters

May 12, 202330m 24s

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Guest: Wendy Gillis, crime reporter

When George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, protests erupted around the world. Calls to defund the police rang out and, for a moment, it seemed like change was imminent. But three years on, efforts to revolutionize public safety have varied. Star reporter Wendy Gillis recently visited Minneapolis as part of the ongoing "Beyond the Badge" series (made possible with the financial assistance of the R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship) looking at what cities around the world are doing to combat violence and redesign public safety. Gillis explains what's happened to policing since Floyd's murder and what we can learn from Minneapolis, a city that's become a case study in the frustratingly slow pace of systemic change.

Audio Sources: CNN, WWCO, NBC, Kare 11, MSNBC, ABC, Newsweek

This episode was produced by Alexis Green, Raju Mudhar and Paulo Marques