If you believe as I do, that, we should be able to reform the criminal justice system so that it's not biased and treats everybody fairly, I guess you can use a snappy slogan like, defund the police. But you know, you've lost a big audience, the minute you say it, which makes it a lot less likely that you're actually going to get the changes you want done.
Obama warns against using the slogan 'defund the police' as it alienates potential supporters for criminal justice reform.
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