While some Republicans applauded the president’s blunt proclamation, many activists mourned its deeper message.
Biden stressed his enduring support for police officers and their families.
He said cities could use American Rescue Plan funding for police and violence-intervention programs, and he said his requested budget included an additional $300 million for community policing. He also pledged more money for mental health treatment. “There are going to be more resources, not fewer resources, helping you do your job,” he told the officers and their families. “That’s why I proposed we invest in — we invest again in community policing we know works.”
But Mitchell, the Movement for Black Lives strategist, said that those programs aren’t as proven as Democrats have suggested, and that Democrats in power haven’t done enough to root out racism in police departments. The pro-police stance, he believes, is based on fears of getting branded as being soft on crime, a tried-and-true Republican tactic that goes back decades.
“I think some Democrats are operating from a place of fear and are getting sucked up based on reliable Republican talking points,” Mitchell said. “The Republicans will attempt to argue that every single Democrat running for every single office, from dogcatcher all the way up to president, is an antifa socialist.
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