Vermont city deteriorates after defunding police, critics fear 'racist' label for speaking out
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Burlington, Vermont, approved slashing police force by nearly 30% last year. The city is now paying the price and saying no one is happy
Burlington, a majority White college town near the Canadian border, slashed its police force by almost 30% by attrition. Hightower’s resolution last year was partially written by an activist group called the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance and included suggestions such as decreasing the number of officers from 105 to 74.
It also ended the school resource officer program and called for the money from that program to be directed to racial justice initiatives, NBC News reported. The resolution also called for the creation of a committee that would review "how to build a healthy and safe community and what institutions we need to reach that goal."
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