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Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti Will Cut $150 Million From LAPD Budget, Reinvest Money in Black Communities

Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti announced the city will be cutting approximately $150 million from the police department and transferring the funds to communities of color.

What could possibly go wrong?

Downtown Los Angeles has been under siege for the last several days from rioters and looters.

But Garcetti and city council officials claim cutting funding to the police department will help end racism.

Deadline reported:

Garcetti said he would be making commitments to creating racial equality. “It is time to move our rhetoric towards action to end racism in our city.”

He said the city must move beyond police reforms of the past. “Prejudice can never be part of police work…It takes bravery to save lives, too.”

“We will not be increasing out police budget,” […]

Read the full story from The Gateway Pundit


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