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Dozens of protesters gathered and camped out overnight at the headquarters of the Durham (NC) Police Department after the approval by the city council of a new city budget, which includes funding for the agency.
Dozens of protesters gathered and camped out overnight at the headquarters of the Durham (NC) Police Department after the approval by the city council of a new city budget, which includes funding for the agency.
Screen grab of news report by WRAL-TV.
The City of Durham responded in a statement that the police budget includes no new officer positions and no new enforcement programs.
Amid nationwide protests, defunding police has gone from a radical idea to one that some cities are considering to various degrees.
Dozens of protesters gathered and camped out overnight at the headquarters of the Durham (NC) Police Department after the approval by the city council of a new city budget, which includes funding for the agency.
According to WRAL-TV , the protesters upset about the additional 5% funding approved for police, who they feel should not have received anything.
