1) Question for the readings this week: What does ‘Defunding the Police’ actually mean? Use the reading [R] and the two videos below to describe what calls for ‘defunding the police’ is actually a call for: [R] The answer to police violence is not ‘reform’. It’s defunding. Here’s why | Alex S Vitale | The Guardian (Links to an external site.) [V] https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/8/alex_vitale_end_of_policing (Links to an external site.) [V] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9w841nrIBg (Links to an external site.) 2) Question for the readings this week, taken either from the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDcwIZzaf-k (Links to an external site.) Choice A [1a] What are the arguments in the video for and against the death penalty? Which are the stronger arguments? Tell readers why. [1b] In this video, Angela Davis argues for prison abolition (https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=angela+davis+on+prison+abolition+videos&docid=608018063289508706&mid=1C6F7972196A110F49FE1C6F7972196A110F49FE&view=detail&FORM=VIRE (Links to an external site.)). Describe the case she makes and whether or not you find it compelling and why.
