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![Illustration of Anthony Gay](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0607-anthony-gay-400x300.jpg)
Angela Davis Says Black Activist Anthony Gay Is Jailed on False Charges
In addition to being punished for his mental illness, advocates say, Gay was punished for advocating for himself.
![Cops stand around in a residential neighborhood](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0601-uvalde-cops-400x300.jpg)
Uvalde School District Police Chief Is Refusing to Cooperate With Investigation
The police department’s initial claims about their response to the mass shooting have turned out to be misleading.
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Pulse Survivor: Delayed Cop Response in Uvalde Shows Pattern in Mass Shootings
“We have to be honest about stopping gun violence before it erupts in the halls of our school," says Brandon Wolf.
![Officers stand outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 25, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0527-uvalde-police-400x300.jpg)
Police Didn’t “Engage” Uvalde Shooter — But They Handcuffed Terrified Parents
Parents and relatives who gathered outside the school report being tackled, tasered and pepper-sprayed.
![Protesters holding a sign that reads "Marcus-David Peters Deserved HELP Not DEATH!!" at a demonstration on July 28, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia. Marcus-David was a 24-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a Richmond police officer on May 14, 2018, while experiencing a mental health crisis.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1227823251-400x300.jpg)
Police Can Make a Crisis Worse. The Public Needs Alternatives in an Emergency.
What's needed is not more funding for policing but more funding for alternatives to police responses.
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Beyond the “Ghost Gun” Ban, We Need Local Leaders to Fund Violence Prevention
Responding to pain by enforcing a criminal code through policing is ineffective in addressing community needs.
![Hundreds of protestors march numerous blocks demonstrating against police brutality and the death of George Floyd on June 1, 2020, in Hollywood, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0329-black-lives-matter-400x300.jpg)
Uprising for Black Lives Drove Cancellation of Joint US-Israeli Police Trainings
Ending police exchanges will help build a world where our ties are of solidarity and common pursuits for justice.
![A participant holding a Defund Police sign at the protest.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1223470068-400x300.jpg)
When Biden Says “Fund the Police,” It Should Spur Our Efforts to Defund Them
Both parties are trying to exploit the movement to defund police to argue for raising law enforcement budgets.
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives for a press conference at the Miami Dade College’s North Campus on January 26, 2022, in Miami, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0310-ron-desantis-400x300.jpg)
In Blatantly Fascist Move, Florida GOP Passes Bill to Form Election Police Force
The police would report directly to far right Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has continually spouted lies about voter fraud.
![Police form a line as demonstrators gather on April 11, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0303-police-minnesota-400x300.jpg)
Investigation Shows Police Are Still Secretly Surveilling Minnesota Activists
Though officials announced the end of the surveillance program last April, it appears to be ongoing.