Samantha Bee is backing the movement to defund police departments. On the latest episode of “Full Frontal”, the host addressed the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests and explained why fighting for incremental reform is no longer enough in response to police brutality.
RELATED: Spike Lee Explains What ‘Defund The Police’ Actually Means “Given the enormous harm being done to Black and Brown communities, we can’t only keep responding with the same weak incremental tweaks,” she said. “George Floyd himself was killed in a city that’s been called a ‘shining star’ of police reform.” Pointing out that studies have shown efforts like body cameras, anti-bias training, and more to be ineffective in correcting bad police behaviour, Bee joked, “It’s