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Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, rejects the push to divert funds from police departments as a means to bridge the divide between law enforcement and urban communities.
“I think we need more police,” Fulton said in an interview with the Daily Caller.
Fulton’s teen son Trayvon was gunned down in February 2012 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who was ultimately acquitted, sparking national protests.
Calls to defund police departments in the wake of the killing of George Floyd have sparked intense debate across social media.
In an exclusive interview with theGrio, Governor Gavin Newsom, 52, revealed that he is working with California lawmakers to revamp public safety—but stopped short of advocating for defunding the police, a growing demand from Black Lives Matter leaders.
