J. Kim Murphy editorJohn Oliver made an impassioned argument for defunding the police on Sunday’s episode of “Last Week Tonight.”Oliver, who dedicated the entire segment to the growing support for the Black Lives Matter movement, calls to rethink the functions of American law enforcement in the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless other Black people at the hands of law enforcement.“Defunding the police doesn’t mean we eliminate cops and succumb to the Purge,” Oliver said.
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