#Abolition #BlackMastodon #BlackFediveese #BlackTwitter #Police Violence
The budget for the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington DC was $545 MILLION dollars for a city with 700,000 residents. The council has consistently attempted to reduce the budget over the objections of Mayor Bowser and her consistent attempts to increase it. DC as well as Chicago used COVID relief money for the police (who in DC resisted wearing masks throughout the whole pandemic!) 6/8