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Cato Weekly Podcast • June 16, 2020 

# Peril and Promise for the Push to #DefundPolice 

Libertarians have long wanted to radically reduce the level of police involvement in our lives. But what does #DefundPolice mean to the broad range of people currently protesting police abuse? And what might be the risks of rapidly and emotionally making radical changes to police funding or abolishing police departments outright? Jonathan Blanks of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity comments.

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##### [Jonathan Blanks](/people/jonathan-blanks)

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute