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Rethinking 'safety' in the wake of Uvalde

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The Police Are Not Providing the Kind of Safety That We Think They Provide

Edith, i think a lot of people like to feel that their kids are safed and safe and protected when they go out into the world. This is a myth. The police are not providing the kind of safety that we think that they are providing. It's a deeply problematic and mostly ineffective intervention. We must focus on what else could be doing that can allow us to reduce our reliance on a reactive, violent intervention.

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