Police reform has failed, but at least everybody feels really woke

Published July 9, 2020 7:28pm ET



After George Floyd’s death in police custody, the nation rallied in bipartisan support of systemic changes to our criminal justice and policing systems.

Within two weeks, support for the Black Lives Matter movement increased by as much as it had in the previous 21 months. Nearly 7 in 10 Americans believed that the killing of George Floyd was a sign of broader problems in the treatment of black Americans by police, including almost half of all Republicans.

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