We Must Make Policing Better Without ‘Defunding’ or ‘Dismantling’

We Must Make Policing Better Without ‘Defunding’ or ‘Dismantling’
A Dallas police car and an emergency response vehicle sit in a parking lot in Dallas, Texas, in this file photo taken on Oct. 16, 2014. Mike Stone/Getty Images
Eric Johnson
Updated:
Commentary

By the time I heard a local activist leader shout that he had brought a group of protesters outside my house to make my children, wife, and neighbors “uncomfortable,” I had mostly given up on the idea that meaningful systemic changes would come out of the movement sparked by the brutal murder of George Floyd.

Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson
Author
Eric Johnson is the 60th mayor of Dallas, Texas. He previously served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2010 –2019.
Related Topics