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Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers and candidates signed a pledge to work towards achieving Future Now Fund's "America's Goals" - including one that calls for "reallocating funds" from policing to "proven methods to support communities." Republicans say this means "defunding police." Democrats say it doesn't. Subscribe for FREE Become a Patron Support Our Advertisers Pete's Marketplace Pete on Twitter Fan Facebook Group Support the show: https://www.patr...

Wednesday morning, Pete joined Mark Starling from First News on 570 (WWNC-AM) to discuss how Asheville City Council received a report this week clearing themselves of any responsibility in the way police dispersed demonstrators over a four-day period. Police used tear gas, sting balls, and pepper spray to move protesters off an interstate. The report is the first step in the elected officials' goal to defund the police. You can hear a full analysis of the ...

Asheville City Council received a report this week clearing themselves of any responsibility in the way police dispersed demonstrators over a four-day period. Police used tear gas, sting balls, and pepper spray to move protesters off an interstate. The report is the first step in the elected officials' goal to defund the police. Subscribe for FREE Become a Patron Support Our Advertisers Pete's Marketplace Pete on Twitter Fan Facebook Group Support the show...

The President of the Fraternal Order of Police in Asheville, Rondell Lance, joins me to discuss some policing reforms that might go a long way to address problems in the profession. He also describes his encounter over the weekend with the anarchist protest in downtown. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: https://thepetekalinershow.com/support-the-businesses-that-...

Are we about to see a complete overhaul of the way policing is done in America? Rob Tufano is a former NYPD officer - turned TV reporter - turned Public Safety Communications Director for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. And ht thinks so. Tufano works with law enforcement all over the world as a part of LESPRA , and says there's been a shift in the culture in departments in recent years. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patr...

Jonathan Blanks is a Visiting Fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, and he joins me to discuss his piece The Legitimacy Crisis in American Policing.  Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: https://thepetekalinershow.com/support-the-businesses-that-support-us/ Marketplace: https://thepetekalinershow.com/marketplace/ Twitter: @PeteKaliner Fac...