Calling for defunding the police . The title of your article was Defund The Police, but lets not should look to the title. Your article begins by saying the national protests we saw last year opened up space for transformative policy discussions, you then continue to write, into that space, and this is a quote, into that space has surged a unifying call the black lives matter movement. Defund the police. Do you really believe Defund The Police is a unifying call . I dont support defund the subleased im reading from your article. Do you disagree with your article . Lawrence you think that is controversial . Just wait, buckle up, there is more. Was officer Darren Wilson justified or not in the shooting of Michael Brown in ferguson, missouri, in 2014 . As a private citizen, based on the facts that i note i am not privy to the details that the federal government have been privy to in the course of its investigations, as a private citizen, there is something that feels unfair. You obviously
the last word, ali velshi in for lawrence o donnell tonight. ali velshi, my knight in shining armor. good evening. we ve got the squirrels under control, rachel, which is good and glad we were able to get you back. have yourself a happy belated birk, maybe get a little celebration in this weekend because it s going to be another busy week next week. thank you, my friend. and thank you, thank you, thank you for rescuing me, i really appreciate it. always my pleasure, friend. have a good weekend. thank you, rachele. thanks. and thank you, to you at home, today the defenders of the united states capitol were attacked again. just 86 days after a pro-trump mob invaded the capitol in an attempt to stop congress from fulfilling its democratic duties. today s attack was much smaller. but it was as tragic. because the united states lost a martyr for our democracy in this new attack. that s how house speaker nancy pelosi described the police officer welcome billy evans who
today s attack was much smaller. but it was as tragic. because the united states lost a martyr for our democracy in this new attack. that s how house speaker nancy pelosi described the police officer william billy evans who died heroically protecting the capitol, a martyr for our democracy. officer evans died of his injuries after a man rammed his car through the north barricade of the capitol into officer evans and another officer, who remains in the hospital in stable condition. police say the suspect, 25-year-old noah green of indiana, exited his car with a knife and began lunging at the officers. at least one officer shot the suspect, who later died. police do not believe the attack was related to terrorism. so today, with the capitol insurrection still fresh in our collective memories, another family mourns the loss of their loved one and the nation mourns with them. officer evans had been a member of the united states capitol police for 18 years. today, officers paid
Phoenix City Council will get to decide whether to forbid homeless camps within 500 feet of schools, daycare centers and shelters even though one of the city’s attorneys conceded the