Who would you call if someone stole your car or broke into your house?
What if you were a victim of a violent crime, such as rape or sexual assault?
A radical solution is exactly what we need right now.
That is a deep truth.
Meanwhile, many peopleincluding minorities and victims of domestic violence or sexual assaultarereluctant to seek help from police.
As a point of comparison, we spend$12,201 a year educating a primary and secondary school student.
That includes George Floyd, as well as countless others whose names have become rallying cries on social media.
These are not isolated incidents, and tell us just how pervasive the culture of police violence is.
Victims of sexual assault or domestic violence often report receiving little to no meaningful help from the police.
And these were the cases that ended in an officers arrest.
If someone is sexually assaulted by a police officer, where are they supposed to go for help?
When it comes to their victims getting help or justice, there isoften little to nothing they can do.
In Minneapolis, the police department occupies30 percent of the citys budget.
It was evidence of the painful norm.
George Floyd would still be alive.
Countless other victims of police violence, whose deaths went unrecorded and unremarked upon, might be too.
