CINXE.COM

<!doctype html><html lang="en"><head><title data-rh="true">Joe Biden’s Call to “Fund the Police” Will Haunt Him and Democrats | by Michael Arceneaux | GEN</title><meta data-rh="true" charset="utf-8"/><meta data-rh="true" name="viewport" content="width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1"/><meta data-rh="true" name="theme-color" content="#000000"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:app:name:iphone" content="Medium"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:app:id:iphone" content="828256236"/><meta data-rh="true" property="al:ios:app_name" content="Medium"/><meta data-rh="true" property="al:ios:app_store_id" content="828256236"/><meta data-rh="true" property="al:android:package" content="com.medium.reader"/><meta data-rh="true" property="fb:app_id" content="542599432471018"/><meta data-rh="true" property="og:site_name" content="Medium"/><meta data-rh="true" property="og:type" content="article"/><meta data-rh="true" property="article:published_time" content="2022-04-15T13:58:09.907Z"/><meta data-rh="true" name="title" content="Joe Biden’s Call to “Fund the Police” Will Haunt Him and Democrats | by Michael Arceneaux | GEN"/><meta data-rh="true" property="og:title" content="Joe Biden’s Call to “Fund the Police” Will Haunt Him and Democrats"/><meta data-rh="true" property="al:android:url" content="medium://p/f92e93dd44dc"/><meta data-rh="true" property="al:ios:url" content="medium://p/f92e93dd44dc"/><meta data-rh="true" property="al:android:app_name" content="Medium"/><meta data-rh="true" name="description" content="In his first State of the Union address last month, President Joe Biden declared: “We should all agree: The answer is not to defund the police. It’s to fund the police.” As noted by countless media…"/><meta data-rh="true" property="og:description" content="New footage of Patrick Lyoya being shot and killed by a police officer should renew focus on Democrats’ failure to reform policing"/><meta data-rh="true" property="og:url" content="https://gen.medium.com/joe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc"/><meta data-rh="true" property="al:web:url" content="https://gen.medium.com/joe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc"/><meta data-rh="true" property="og:image" content="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:1200:632/g:fp:0.48:0.14/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg"/><meta data-rh="true" property="article:author" content="https://mjarceneaux.medium.com"/><meta data-rh="true" name="author" content="Michael Arceneaux"/><meta data-rh="true" name="robots" content="index,noarchive,follow,max-image-preview:large"/><meta data-rh="true" name="referrer" content="unsafe-url"/><meta data-rh="true" property="twitter:title" content="Joe Biden’s Call to “Fund the Police” Will Haunt Him and Democrats"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:site" content="@Medium"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:app:url:iphone" content="medium://p/f92e93dd44dc"/><meta data-rh="true" property="twitter:description" content="New footage of Patrick Lyoya being shot and killed by a police officer should renew focus on Democrats’ failure to reform policing"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:image:src" content="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:1200:632/g:fp:0.48:0.14/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:label1" content="Reading time"/><meta data-rh="true" name="twitter:data1" content="5 min read"/><link data-rh="true" rel="icon" href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:256:256/1*unZgGeQ2KbRhWlduOOunFg.png"/><link data-rh="true" rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" title="Medium" href="/osd.xml"/><link data-rh="true" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:304:304/10fd5c419ac61637245384e7099e131627900034828f4f386bdaa47a74eae156"/><link data-rh="true" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:240:240/10fd5c419ac61637245384e7099e131627900034828f4f386bdaa47a74eae156"/><link data-rh="true" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:152:152/10fd5c419ac61637245384e7099e131627900034828f4f386bdaa47a74eae156"/><link data-rh="true" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="60x60" href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:120:120/10fd5c419ac61637245384e7099e131627900034828f4f386bdaa47a74eae156"/><link data-rh="true" rel="mask-icon" href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:1000:1000/7*GAOKVe--MXbEJmV9230oOQ.png" color="#171717"/><link data-rh="true" rel="preconnect" href="https://glyph.medium.com" crossOrigin=""/><link data-rh="true" id="glyph_preload_link" rel="preload" as="style" type="text/css" href="https://glyph.medium.com/css/unbound.css"/><link data-rh="true" id="glyph_link" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://glyph.medium.com/css/unbound.css"/><link data-rh="true" rel="author" href="https://mjarceneaux.medium.com"/><link data-rh="true" rel="canonical" href="https://gen.medium.com/joe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc"/><link data-rh="true" rel="alternate" href="android-app://com.medium.reader/https/medium.com/p/f92e93dd44dc"/><script data-rh="true" type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"http:\u002F\u002Fschema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","image":["https:\u002F\u002Fmiro.medium.com\u002Fv2\u002Fresize:fill:1200:675\u002Fg:fp:0.48:0.14\u002F1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg","https:\u002F\u002Fmiro.medium.com\u002Fv2\u002Fresize:fill:1200:900\u002Fg:fp:0.48:0.14\u002F1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg","https:\u002F\u002Fmiro.medium.com\u002Fv2\u002Fresize:fill:1200:1200\u002Fg:fp:0.48:0.14\u002F1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg"],"url":"https:\u002F\u002Fgen.medium.com\u002Fjoe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc","dateCreated":"2022-04-15T13:40:26.786Z","datePublished":"2022-04-15T13:40:26.786Z","dateModified":"2022-09-04T08:57:13.808Z","headline":"Joe Biden’s Call to “Fund the Police” Will Haunt Him and Democrats","name":"Joe Biden’s Call to “Fund the Police” Will Haunt Him and Democrats","description":"In his first State of the Union address last month, President Joe Biden declared: “We should all agree: The answer is not to defund the police. It’s to fund the police.” As noted by countless media…","identifier":"f92e93dd44dc","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Michael Arceneaux","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fmjarceneaux.medium.com"},"creator":["Michael Arceneaux"],"publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","name":"GEN","url":"gen.medium.com","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":264,"height":140,"url":"https:\u002F\u002Fmiro.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F264\u002F1*RdVZMdvfV3YiZTw6mX7yWA.png"},"ethicsPolicy":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360043290473"},"mainEntityOfPage":"https:\u002F\u002Fgen.medium.com\u002Fjoe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc"}</script><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="512" data-fela-type="STATIC">html{box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}*, *:before, *:after{box-sizing:inherit}body{margin:0;padding:0;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8);position:relative;min-height:100vh}h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, dl, dd, ol, ul, menu, figure, blockquote, p, pre, form{margin:0}menu, ol, ul{padding:0;list-style:none;list-style-image:none}main{display:block}a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}a, button, input{-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent}img, svg{vertical-align:middle}button{background:transparent;overflow:visible}button, input, optgroup, select, textarea{margin:0}:root{--reach-tabs:1;--reach-menu-button:1}#speechify-root{font-family:Sohne, sans-serif}div[data-popper-reference-hidden="true"]{visibility:hidden;pointer-events:none}.grecaptcha-badge{visibility:hidden} /*XCode style (c) Angel Garcia <angelgarcia.mail@gmail.com>*/.hljs {background: #fff;color: black; }/* Gray DOCTYPE selectors like WebKit */ .xml .hljs-meta {color: #c0c0c0; }.hljs-comment, .hljs-quote {color: #007400; }.hljs-tag, .hljs-attribute, .hljs-keyword, .hljs-selector-tag, .hljs-literal, .hljs-name {color: #aa0d91; }.hljs-variable, .hljs-template-variable {color: #3F6E74; }.hljs-code, .hljs-string, .hljs-meta .hljs-string {color: #c41a16; }.hljs-regexp, .hljs-link {color: #0E0EFF; }.hljs-title, .hljs-symbol, .hljs-bullet, .hljs-number {color: #1c00cf; }.hljs-section, .hljs-meta {color: #643820; }.hljs-title.class_, .hljs-class .hljs-title, .hljs-type, .hljs-built_in, .hljs-params {color: #5c2699; }.hljs-attr {color: #836C28; }.hljs-subst {color: #000; }.hljs-formula {background-color: #eee;font-style: italic; }.hljs-addition {background-color: #baeeba; }.hljs-deletion {background-color: #ffc8bd; }.hljs-selector-id, .hljs-selector-class {color: #9b703f; }.hljs-doctag, .hljs-strong {font-weight: bold; }.hljs-emphasis {font-style: italic; } </style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="512" data-fela-type="KEYFRAME">@-webkit-keyframes k1{0%{opacity:0.8}50%{opacity:0.5}100%{opacity:0.8}}@-moz-keyframes k1{0%{opacity:0.8}50%{opacity:0.5}100%{opacity:0.8}}@keyframes k1{0%{opacity:0.8}50%{opacity:0.5}100%{opacity:0.8}}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="512" data-fela-type="RULE">.a{font-family:medium-content-sans-serif-font, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif}.b{font-weight:400}.c{background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)}.l{display:block}.m{position:sticky}.n{top:0}.o{z-index:500}.p{padding:0 24px}.q{align-items:center}.r{border-bottom:solid 1px #F2F2F2}.y{height:41px}.z{line-height:20px}.ab{display:flex}.ac{height:57px}.ae{flex:1 0 auto}.af{color:inherit}.ag{fill:inherit}.ah{font-size:inherit}.ai{border:inherit}.aj{font-family:inherit}.ak{letter-spacing:inherit}.al{font-weight:inherit}.am{padding:0}.an{margin:0}.ao{cursor:pointer}.ap:disabled{cursor:not-allowed}.aq:disabled{color:#6B6B6B}.ar:disabled{fill:#6B6B6B}.au{width:auto}.av path{fill:#242424}.aw{height:25px}.ax{margin-left:16px}.ay{border:none}.az{border-radius:20px}.ba{width:240px}.bb{background:#F9F9F9}.bc path{fill:#6B6B6B}.be{outline:none}.bf{font-family:sohne, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif}.bg{font-size:14px}.bh{width:100%}.bi{padding:10px 20px 10px 0}.bj{background-color:transparent}.bk{color:#242424}.bl::placeholder{color:#6B6B6B}.bm{display:inline-block}.bn{margin-left:12px}.bo{margin-right:12px}.bp{border-radius:4px}.bq{margin-left:24px}.br{height:24px}.bx{background-color:#F9F9F9}.by{border-radius:50%}.bz{height:32px}.ca{width:32px}.cb{justify-content:center}.ch{max-width:680px}.ci{min-width:0}.cj{animation:k1 1.2s ease-in-out infinite}.ck{height:100vh}.cl{margin-bottom:16px}.cm{margin-top:48px}.cn{align-items:flex-start}.co{flex-direction:column}.cp{justify-content:space-between}.cq{margin-bottom:24px}.cw{width:80%}.cx{background-color:#F2F2F2}.dd{height:44px}.de{width:44px}.df{margin:auto 0}.dg{margin-bottom:4px}.dh{height:16px}.di{width:120px}.dj{width:80px}.dp{margin-bottom:8px}.dq{width:96%}.dr{width:98%}.ds{width:81%}.dt{margin-left:8px}.du{color:#6B6B6B}.dv{font-size:13px}.dw{height:100%}.ep{color:#FFFFFF}.eq{fill:#FFFFFF}.er{background:rgba(230, 58, 38, 1)}.es{border-color:rgba(230, 58, 38, 1)}.ew:disabled{cursor:inherit !important}.ex:disabled{opacity:0.3}.ey:disabled:hover{background:rgba(230, 58, 38, 1)}.ez:disabled:hover{border-color:rgba(230, 58, 38, 1)}.fa{border-radius:99em}.fb{border-width:1px}.fc{border-style:solid}.fd{box-sizing:border-box}.fe{text-decoration:none}.ff{text-align:center}.fi{margin-right:32px}.fj{position:relative}.fk{fill:#6B6B6B}.fn{background:transparent}.fo svg{margin-left:4px}.fp svg{fill:#6B6B6B}.fr{box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)}.fs{position:absolute}.fz{margin:0 24px}.gd{background:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)}.ge{border:1px solid #F2F2F2}.gf{box-shadow:0 1px 4px #F2F2F2}.gg{max-height:100vh}.gh{overflow-y:auto}.gi{left:0}.gj{top:calc(100vh + 100px)}.gk{bottom:calc(100vh + 100px)}.gl{width:10px}.gm{pointer-events:none}.gn{word-break:break-word}.go{word-wrap:break-word}.gp:after{display:block}.gq:after{content:""}.gr:after{clear:both}.gs{line-height:1.23}.gt{letter-spacing:0}.gu{font-style:normal}.gv{font-family:fell, Georgia, Cambria, "Times New Roman", Times, serif}.hq{margin-bottom:-0.27em}.hr{line-height:1.394}.im{align-items:baseline}.in{width:48px}.io{height:48px}.ip{border:2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)}.iq{z-index:0}.ir{box-shadow:none}.is{border:1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)}.it{margin-left:-12px}.iu{width:28px}.iv{height:28px}.iw{z-index:1}.ix{width:24px}.iy{margin-bottom:2px}.iz{flex-wrap:nowrap}.ja{font-size:16px}.jb{line-height:24px}.jd{margin:0 8px}.je{display:inline}.jf{color:rgba(230, 58, 38, 1)}.jg{fill:rgba(230, 58, 38, 1)}.jj{flex:0 0 auto}.jm{flex-wrap:wrap}.jp{white-space:pre-wrap}.jq{margin-right:4px}.jr{overflow:hidden}.js{max-height:20px}.jt{text-overflow:ellipsis}.ju{display:-webkit-box}.jv{-webkit-line-clamp:1}.jw{-webkit-box-orient:vertical}.jx{word-break:break-all}.jz{padding-left:8px}.ka{padding-right:8px}.lb> *{flex-shrink:0}.lc{overflow-x:scroll}.ld::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}.le{scrollbar-width:none}.lf{-ms-overflow-style:none}.lg{width:74px}.lh{flex-direction:row}.li{z-index:2}.ll{-webkit-user-select:none}.lm{border:0}.ln{fill:rgba(117, 117, 117, 1)}.lq{outline:0}.lr{user-select:none}.ls> svg{pointer-events:none}.mb{cursor:progress}.mc{margin-left:4px}.md{margin-top:0px}.me{opacity:1}.mf{padding:4px 0}.mi{width:16px}.mk{display:inline-flex}.mq{max-width:100%}.mr{padding:8px 2px}.ms svg{color:#6B6B6B}.nj{margin-left:auto}.nk{margin-right:auto}.nl{max-width:8660px}.nr{clear:both}.nt{cursor:zoom-in}.nu{z-index:auto}.nw{height:auto}.nx{margin-top:10px}.ny{max-width:728px}.ob{line-height:1.58}.oc{letter-spacing:-0.004em}.od{font-family:source-serif-pro, Georgia, Cambria, "Times New Roman", Times, serif}.ow{margin-bottom:-0.46em}.ox{clear:left}.oy{float:left}.oz{font-size:66px}.pa{line-height:.83}.pg{text-decoration:underline}.ph{font-weight:700}.pi{font-style:italic}.pj{margin-bottom:26px}.pk{margin-top:6px}.pl{margin-top:8px}.pm{margin-right:8px}.pn{padding:8px 16px}.po{border-radius:100px}.pp{transition:background 300ms ease}.pr{white-space:nowrap}.ps{border-top:none}.py{height:52px}.pz{max-height:52px}.qa{box-sizing:content-box}.qb{position:static}.qd{max-width:155px}.qj{margin-right:20px}.qp{margin-bottom:48px}.rd{border-radius:2px}.rf{height:64px}.rg{width:64px}.rh{align-self:flex-end}.ri{flex:1 1 auto}.ro{padding-right:4px}.rp{font-weight:500}.sc{margin-top:16px}.sd{color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)}.se{fill:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)}.sf{background:rgba(25, 25, 25, 1)}.sg{border-color:rgba(25, 25, 25, 1)}.sj:disabled{opacity:0.1}.sk:disabled:hover{background:rgba(25, 25, 25, 1)}.sl:disabled:hover{border-color:rgba(25, 25, 25, 1)}.sm{height:0px}.sn{border-bottom:solid 1px #E5E5E5}.so{margin-top:56px}.sp{margin-top:72px}.sq{padding:24px 0}.sr{margin-bottom:0px}.ss{margin-right:16px}.as:hover:not(:disabled){color:rgba(25, 25, 25, 1)}.at:hover:not(:disabled){fill:rgba(25, 25, 25, 1)}.et:hover{background:rgba(195, 56, 37, 1)}.eu:hover{border-color:rgba(195, 56, 37, 1)}.ev:hover{cursor:pointer}.fl:hover{color:#242424}.fm:hover{fill:#242424}.fq:hover svg{fill:#242424}.ft:hover{background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)}.jc:hover{text-decoration:underline}.jh:hover:not(:disabled){color:rgba(195, 56, 37, 1)}.ji:hover:not(:disabled){fill:rgba(195, 56, 37, 1)}.lp:hover{fill:rgba(8, 8, 8, 1)}.mg:hover{fill:#000000}.mh:hover p{color:#000000}.mj:hover{color:#000000}.mt:hover svg{color:#000000}.pq:hover{background-color:#F2F2F2}.re:hover{background-color:none}.sh:hover{background:#000000}.si:hover{border-color:#242424}.bd:focus-within path{fill:#242424}.lo:focus{fill:rgba(8, 8, 8, 1)}.mu:focus svg{color:#000000}.nv:focus{transform:scale(1.01)}.lt:active{border-style:none}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="512" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (min-width: 1080px)">.d{display:none}.bw{width:64px}.cg{margin:0 64px}.cv{height:48px}.dc{margin-bottom:52px}.do{margin-bottom:48px}.ef{font-size:14px}.eg{line-height:20px}.em{font-size:13px}.eo{padding:5px 12px}.fh{display:flex}.fy{margin-bottom:68px}.gc{max-width:680px}.hm{font-size:42px}.hn{margin-top:1.19em}.ho{line-height:52px}.hp{letter-spacing:-0.011em}.ie{font-size:22px}.if{margin-top:0.92em}.ig{line-height:28px}.il{align-items:center}.kn{border-top:solid 1px #F2F2F2}.ko{border-bottom:solid 1px #F2F2F2}.kp{margin:32px 0 0}.kq{padding:3px 8px}.kz> *{margin-right:24px}.la> :last-child{margin-right:0}.ma{margin-top:0px}.mp{margin:0}.nq{margin-top:56px}.os{font-size:20px}.ot{margin-top:2.14em}.ou{line-height:32px}.ov{letter-spacing:-0.003em}.pf{padding-top:7px}.px{margin-bottom:88px}.qi{display:inline-block}.qo{padding-top:72px}.qq{flex-direction:row}.qt{margin-bottom:0}.qu{margin-right:20px}.rj{max-width:500px}.sa{line-height:24px}.sb{letter-spacing:0}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="512" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (max-width: 1079.98px)">.e{display:none}.lz{margin-top:0px}.nz{margin-left:auto}.oa{text-align:center}.qh{display:inline-block}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="512" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (max-width: 903.98px)">.f{display:none}.ly{margin-top:0px}.qg{display:inline-block}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="512" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (max-width: 727.98px)">.g{display:none}.lw{margin-top:0px}.lx{margin-right:0px}.qf{display:inline-block}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="512" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (max-width: 551.98px)">.h{display:none}.s{display:flex}.t{justify-content:space-between}.bs{width:24px}.cc{margin:0 24px}.cr{height:40px}.cy{margin-bottom:44px}.dk{margin-bottom:32px}.dx{font-size:13px}.dy{line-height:20px}.eh{padding:0px 8px 1px}.fu{margin-bottom:4px}.gw{font-size:32px}.gx{margin-top:1.01em}.gy{line-height:38px}.gz{letter-spacing:-0.014em}.hs{font-size:18px}.ht{margin-top:0.79em}.hu{line-height:24px}.ih{align-items:flex-start}.jk{flex-direction:column}.jn{margin-bottom:2px}.kb{margin:24px -24px 0}.kc{padding:0}.kr> *{margin-right:8px}.ks> :last-child{margin-right:24px}.lj{margin-left:0px}.lu{margin-top:0px}.lv{margin-right:0px}.ml{margin:0}.mv{border:1px solid #F2F2F2}.mw{border-radius:99em}.mx{padding:0px 16px 0px 12px}.my{height:38px}.mz{align-items:center}.nb svg{margin-right:8px}.nm{margin-top:40px}.oe{margin-top:1.56em}.of{line-height:28px}.og{letter-spacing:-0.003em}.pb{padding-top:0}.pt{margin-bottom:80px}.qe{display:inline-block}.qk{padding-top:48px}.rb{margin-bottom:20px}.rc{margin-right:0}.rn{max-width:100%}.rq{font-size:24px}.rr{line-height:30px}.rs{letter-spacing:-0.016em}.na:hover{border-color:#E5E5E5}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="512" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (min-width: 904px) and (max-width: 1079.98px)">.i{display:none}.bv{width:64px}.cf{margin:0 64px}.cu{height:48px}.db{margin-bottom:52px}.dn{margin-bottom:48px}.ed{font-size:14px}.ee{line-height:20px}.ek{font-size:13px}.el{padding:5px 12px}.fg{display:flex}.fx{margin-bottom:68px}.gb{max-width:680px}.hi{font-size:42px}.hj{margin-top:1.19em}.hk{line-height:52px}.hl{letter-spacing:-0.011em}.ib{font-size:22px}.ic{margin-top:0.92em}.id{line-height:28px}.ik{align-items:center}.kj{border-top:solid 1px #F2F2F2}.kk{border-bottom:solid 1px #F2F2F2}.kl{margin:32px 0 0}.km{padding:3px 8px}.kx> *{margin-right:24px}.ky> :last-child{margin-right:0}.mo{margin:0}.np{margin-top:56px}.oo{font-size:20px}.op{margin-top:2.14em}.oq{line-height:32px}.or{letter-spacing:-0.003em}.pe{padding-top:7px}.pw{margin-bottom:88px}.qn{padding-top:72px}.qr{flex-direction:row}.qv{margin-bottom:0}.qw{margin-right:20px}.rk{max-width:500px}.ry{line-height:24px}.rz{letter-spacing:0}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="512" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (min-width: 728px) and (max-width: 903.98px)">.j{display:none}.w{display:flex}.x{justify-content:space-between}.bu{width:64px}.ce{margin:0 48px}.ct{height:48px}.da{margin-bottom:52px}.dm{margin-bottom:48px}.eb{font-size:13px}.ec{line-height:20px}.ej{padding:0px 8px 1px}.fw{margin-bottom:68px}.ga{max-width:680px}.he{font-size:42px}.hf{margin-top:1.19em}.hg{line-height:52px}.hh{letter-spacing:-0.011em}.hy{font-size:22px}.hz{margin-top:0.92em}.ia{line-height:28px}.ij{align-items:center}.kf{border-top:solid 1px #F2F2F2}.kg{border-bottom:solid 1px #F2F2F2}.kh{margin:32px 0 0}.ki{padding:3px 8px}.kv> *{margin-right:24px}.kw> :last-child{margin-right:0}.mn{margin:0}.no{margin-top:56px}.ok{font-size:20px}.ol{margin-top:2.14em}.om{line-height:32px}.on{letter-spacing:-0.003em}.pd{padding-top:7px}.pv{margin-bottom:88px}.qm{padding-top:72px}.qs{flex-direction:row}.qx{margin-bottom:0}.qy{margin-right:20px}.rl{max-width:500px}.rw{line-height:24px}.rx{letter-spacing:0}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="512" data-fela-type="RULE" media="all and (min-width: 552px) and (max-width: 727.98px)">.k{display:none}.u{display:flex}.v{justify-content:space-between}.bt{width:24px}.cd{margin:0 24px}.cs{height:40px}.cz{margin-bottom:44px}.dl{margin-bottom:32px}.dz{font-size:13px}.ea{line-height:20px}.ei{padding:0px 8px 1px}.fv{margin-bottom:4px}.ha{font-size:32px}.hb{margin-top:1.01em}.hc{line-height:38px}.hd{letter-spacing:-0.014em}.hv{font-size:18px}.hw{margin-top:0.79em}.hx{line-height:24px}.ii{align-items:flex-start}.jl{flex-direction:column}.jo{margin-bottom:2px}.kd{margin:24px 0 0}.ke{padding:0}.kt> *{margin-right:8px}.ku> :last-child{margin-right:8px}.lk{margin-left:0px}.mm{margin:0}.nc{border:1px solid #F2F2F2}.nd{border-radius:99em}.ne{padding:0px 16px 0px 12px}.nf{height:38px}.ng{align-items:center}.ni svg{margin-right:8px}.nn{margin-top:40px}.oh{margin-top:1.56em}.oi{line-height:28px}.oj{letter-spacing:-0.003em}.pc{padding-top:0}.pu{margin-bottom:80px}.ql{padding-top:48px}.qz{margin-bottom:20px}.ra{margin-right:0}.rm{max-width:100%}.rt{font-size:24px}.ru{line-height:30px}.rv{letter-spacing:-0.016em}.nh:hover{border-color:#E5E5E5}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="512" data-fela-type="RULE" media="print">.qc{display:none}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="512" data-fela-type="RULE" media="(orientation: landscape) and (max-width: 903.98px)">.jy{max-height:none}</style><style type="text/css" data-fela-rehydration="512" data-fela-type="RULE" media="(prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference)">.ns{transition:transform 300ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0.2, 1)}</style></head><body><div id="root"><div class="a b c"><div class="d e f g h i j k"></div><script>document.domain = document.domain;</script><div class="l c"><div class="l m n o c"><div class="p q r s t u v w x i d y z"><a class="du ag dv bf ak b am an ao ap aq ar as at s u w i d q dw z" href="https://rsci.app.link/?%24canonical_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fp%2Ff92e93dd44dc&%7Efeature=LoOpenInAppButton&%7Echannel=ShowPostUnderCollection&source=---top_nav_layout_nav----------------------------------" rel="noopener follow">Open in app<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="10" height="10" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 10 10" class="dt"><path fill="currentColor" d="M.985 8.485a.375.375 0 1 0 .53.53zM8.75 1.25h.375A.375.375 0 0 0 8.75.875zM8.375 6.5a.375.375 0 1 0 .75 0zM3.5.875a.375.375 0 1 0 0 .75zm-1.985 8.14 7.5-7.5-.53-.53-7.5 7.5zm6.86-7.765V6.5h.75V1.25zM3.5 1.625h5.25v-.75H3.5z"></path></svg></a><div class="ab q"><p class="bf b dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg du"><span><button class="bf b dx dy eh dz ea ei eb ec ej ek ee el em eg eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd bm fe ff" data-testid="headerSignUpButton">Sign up</button></span></p><div class="ax l"><p class="bf b dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg du"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="headerSignInButton" href="https://medium.com/m/signin?operation=login&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fgen.medium.com%2Fjoe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc&source=post_page---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------global_nav-----------" rel="noopener follow">Sign in</a></span></p></div></div></div><div class="p q r ab ac"><div class="ab q ae"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at ab" aria-label="Homepage" data-testid="headerMediumLogo" href="https://medium.com/?source=---top_nav_layout_nav----------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="719" height="160" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 719 160" class="au av aw"><path fill="#242424" d="m174.104 9.734.215-.047V8.02H130.39L89.6 103.89 48.81 8.021H1.472v1.666l.212.047c8.018 1.81 12.09 4.509 12.09 14.242V137.93c0 9.734-4.087 12.433-12.106 14.243l-.212.047v1.671h32.118v-1.665l-.213-.048c-8.018-1.809-12.089-4.509-12.089-14.242V30.586l52.399 123.305h2.972l53.925-126.743V140.75c-.687 7.688-4.721 10.062-11.982 11.701l-.215.05v1.652h55.948v-1.652l-.215-.05c-7.269-1.639-11.4-4.013-12.087-11.701l-.037-116.774h.037c0-9.733 4.071-12.432 12.087-14.242m25.555 75.488c.915-20.474 8.268-35.252 20.606-35.507 3.806.063 6.998 1.312 9.479 3.714 5.272 5.118 7.751 15.812 7.368 31.793zm-.553 5.77h65.573v-.275c-.186-15.656-4.721-27.834-13.466-36.196-7.559-7.227-18.751-11.203-30.507-11.203h-.263c-6.101 0-13.584 1.48-18.909 4.16-6.061 2.807-11.407 7.003-15.855 12.511-7.161 8.874-11.499 20.866-12.554 34.343q-.05.606-.092 1.212a50 50 0 0 0-.065 1.151 85.807 85.807 0 0 0-.094 5.689c.71 30.524 17.198 54.917 46.483 54.917 25.705 0 40.675-18.791 44.407-44.013l-1.886-.664c-6.557 13.556-18.334 21.771-31.738 20.769-18.297-1.369-32.314-19.922-31.042-42.395m139.722 41.359c-2.151 5.101-6.639 7.908-12.653 7.908s-11.513-4.129-15.418-11.63c-4.197-8.053-6.405-19.436-6.405-32.92 0-28.067 8.729-46.22 22.24-46.22 5.657 0 10.111 2.807 12.236 7.704zm43.499 20.008c-8.019-1.897-12.089-4.722-12.089-14.951V1.309l-48.716 14.353v1.757l.299-.024c6.72-.543 11.278.386 13.925 2.83 2.072 1.915 3.082 4.853 3.082 8.987v18.66c-4.803-3.067-10.516-4.56-17.448-4.56-14.059 0-26.909 5.92-36.176 16.672-9.66 11.205-14.767 26.518-14.767 44.278-.003 31.72 15.612 53.039 38.851 53.039 13.595 0 24.533-7.449 29.54-20.013v16.865h43.711v-1.746zM424.1 19.819c0-9.904-7.468-17.374-17.375-17.374-9.859 0-17.573 7.632-17.573 17.374s7.721 17.374 17.573 17.374c9.907 0 17.375-7.47 17.375-17.374m11.499 132.546c-8.019-1.897-12.089-4.722-12.089-14.951h-.035V43.635l-43.714 12.551v1.705l.263.024c9.458.842 12.047 4.1 12.047 15.152v81.086h43.751v-1.746zm112.013 0c-8.018-1.897-12.089-4.722-12.089-14.951V43.635l-41.621 12.137v1.71l.246.026c7.733.813 9.967 4.257 9.967 15.36v59.279c-2.578 5.102-7.415 8.131-13.274 8.336-9.503 0-14.736-6.419-14.736-18.073V43.638l-43.714 12.55v1.703l.262.024c9.459.84 12.05 4.097 12.05 15.152v50.17a56.3 56.3 0 0 0 .91 10.444l.787 3.423c3.701 13.262 13.398 20.197 28.59 20.197 12.868 0 24.147-7.966 29.115-20.43v17.311h43.714v-1.747zm169.818 1.788v-1.749l-.213-.05c-8.7-2.006-12.089-5.789-12.089-13.49v-63.79c0-19.89-11.171-31.761-29.883-31.761-13.64 0-25.141 7.882-29.569 20.16-3.517-13.01-13.639-20.16-28.606-20.16-13.146 0-23.449 6.938-27.869 18.657V43.643L545.487 55.68v1.715l.263.024c9.345.829 12.047 4.181 12.047 14.95v81.784h40.787v-1.746l-.215-.053c-6.941-1.631-9.181-4.606-9.181-12.239V66.998c1.836-4.289 5.537-9.37 12.853-9.37 9.086 0 13.692 6.296 13.692 18.697v77.828h40.797v-1.746l-.215-.053c-6.94-1.631-9.18-4.606-9.18-12.239V75.066a42 42 0 0 0-.578-7.26c1.947-4.661 5.86-10.177 13.475-10.177 9.214 0 13.691 6.114 13.691 18.696v77.828z"></path></svg></a><div class="ax h"><div class="ab ay az ba bb q bc bd"><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false" aria-describedby="searchResults" aria-labelledby="searchResults"></div><div class="bn bo ab"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4.092 11.06a6.95 6.95 0 1 1 13.9 0 6.95 6.95 0 0 1-13.9 0m6.95-8.05a8.05 8.05 0 1 0 5.13 14.26l3.75 3.75a.56.56 0 1 0 .79-.79l-3.73-3.73A8.05 8.05 0 0 0 11.042 3z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></div><input role="combobox" aria-controls="searchResults" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="search" data-testid="headerSearchInput" tabindex="0" class="ay be bf bg z bh bi bj bk bl" placeholder="Search" value=""/></div></div></div><div class="h k w fg fh"><div class="fi ab"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="headerWriteButton" href="https://medium.com/m/signin?operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fnew-story&source=---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------new_post_topnav-----------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="bf b bg z du fj fk ab q fl fm"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-label="Write"><path fill="currentColor" d="M14 4a.5.5 0 0 0 0-1zm7 6a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0zm-7-7H4v1h10zM3 4v16h1V4zm1 17h16v-1H4zm17-1V10h-1v10zm-1 1a1 1 0 0 0 1-1h-1zM3 20a1 1 0 0 0 1 1v-1zM4 3a1 1 0 0 0-1 1h1z"></path><path stroke="currentColor" d="m17.5 4.5-8.458 8.458a.25.25 0 0 0-.06.098l-.824 2.47a.25.25 0 0 0 .316.316l2.47-.823a.25.25 0 0 0 .098-.06L19.5 6.5m-2-2 2.323-2.323a.25.25 0 0 1 .354 0l1.646 1.646a.25.25 0 0 1 0 .354L19.5 6.5m-2-2 2 2"></path></svg><div class="dt l">Write</div></div></a></span></div></div><div class="k j i d"><div class="fi ab"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="headerSearchButton" href="https://medium.com/search?source=---top_nav_layout_nav----------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="bf b bg z du fj fk ab q fl fm"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-label="Search"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4.092 11.06a6.95 6.95 0 1 1 13.9 0 6.95 6.95 0 0 1-13.9 0m6.95-8.05a8.05 8.05 0 1 0 5.13 14.26l3.75 3.75a.56.56 0 1 0 .79-.79l-3.73-3.73A8.05 8.05 0 0 0 11.042 3z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></div></a></div></div><div class="fi h k j"><div class="ab q"><p class="bf b dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg du"><span><button class="bf b dx dy eh dz ea ei eb ec ej ek ee el em eg eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd bm fe ff" data-testid="headerSignUpButton">Sign up</button></span></p><div class="ax l"><p class="bf b dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg du"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="headerSignInButton" href="https://medium.com/m/signin?operation=login&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fgen.medium.com%2Fjoe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc&source=post_page---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------global_nav-----------" rel="noopener follow">Sign in</a></span></p></div></div></div><div class="l" aria-hidden="false"><button class="ay fn am ab q ao fo fp fq" aria-label="user options menu" data-testid="headerUserIcon"><div class="l fj"><img alt="" class="l fd by bz ca cx" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:64:64/1*dmbNkD5D-u45r44go_cf0g.png" width="32" height="32" loading="lazy" role="presentation"/><div class="fr by l bz ca fs n ay ft"></div></div></button></div></div></div><div class="l"><div class="fu fv fw fx fy l"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh fz ga gb gc"></div></div><article><div class="l"><div class="l"><span class="l"></span><section><div><div class="fs gi gj gk gl gm"></div><div class="gn go gp gq gr"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh fz ga gb gc"><div><h1 id="9a70" class="pw-post-title gs gt gu gv b gw gx gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq bk" data-testid="storyTitle"><strong class="al">Joe Biden’s Call to “Fund the Police” Will Haunt Him and Democrats</strong></h1></div><div><h2 id="fc8a" class="pw-subtitle-paragraph hr gt gu bf b hs ht hu hv hw hx hy hz ia ib ic id ie if ig cq du">New footage of Patrick Lyoya being shot and killed by a police officer should renew focus on Democrats’ failure to reform policing</h2><div><div class="speechify-ignore ab cp"><div class="speechify-ignore bh l"><div class="ih ii ij ik il ab"><div><div class="ab im"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><a href="https://mjarceneaux.medium.com/?source=post_page---byline--f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="l in io by ip iq"><div class="l fj"><img alt="Michael Arceneaux" class="l fd by dd de cx" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:88:88/2*8NKEXmKuuehq68mHUezkKg.jpeg" width="44" height="44" loading="lazy" data-testid="authorPhoto"/><div class="ir by l dd de fs n is ft"></div></div></div></a></div></div><div class="it ab fj"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><a href="https://gen.medium.com/?source=post_page---byline--f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="l iu iv by ip iw"><div class="l fj"><img alt="GEN" class="l fd by br ix cx" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:48:48/1*AQbRi7322aPUWTzp_zOhTg.png" width="24" height="24" loading="lazy" data-testid="publicationPhoto"/><div class="ir by l br ix fs n is ft"></div></div></div></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="bn bh l"><div class="ab"><div style="flex:1"><span class="bf b bg z bk"><div class="iy ab q"><div class="ab q iz"><div class="ab q"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><p class="bf b ja jb bk"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar jc" data-testid="authorName" href="https://mjarceneaux.medium.com/?source=post_page---byline--f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow">Michael Arceneaux</a></p></div></div></div><span class="jd je" aria-hidden="true"><span class="bf b bg z du">·</span></span><p class="bf b ja jb du"><span><a class="jf jg ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar ex jh ji" href="https://medium.com/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fsubscribe%2Fuser%2Fa72d87e1fc58&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fgen.medium.com%2Fjoe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc&user=Michael+Arceneaux&userId=a72d87e1fc58&source=post_page-a72d87e1fc58--byline--f92e93dd44dc---------------------post_header-----------" rel="noopener follow">Follow</a></span></p></div></div></span></div></div><div class="l jj"><span class="bf b bg z du"><div class="ab cn jk jl jm"><div class="jn jo ab"><div class="bf b bg z du ab jp"><span class="jq l jj">Published in</span><div><div class="l" aria-hidden="false"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar jc ab q" data-testid="publicationName" href="https://gen.medium.com/?source=post_page---byline--f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b bg z jr js jt ju jv jw jx jy bk">GEN</p></a></div></div></div><div class="h k"><span class="jd je" aria-hidden="true"><span class="bf b bg z du">·</span></span></div></div><span class="bf b bg z du"><div class="ab ae"><span data-testid="storyReadTime">5 min read</span><div class="jz ka l" aria-hidden="true"><span class="l" aria-hidden="true"><span class="bf b bg z du">·</span></span></div><span data-testid="storyPublishDate">Apr 15, 2022</span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div><div class="ab cp kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq"><div class="h k w fg fh q"><div class="lg l"><div class="ab q lh li"><div class="pw-multi-vote-icon fj jq lj lk ll"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="headerClapButton" href="https://medium.com/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fvote%2Fgen%2Ff92e93dd44dc&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fgen.medium.com%2Fjoe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc&user=Michael+Arceneaux&userId=a72d87e1fc58&source=---header_actions--f92e93dd44dc---------------------clap_footer-----------" rel="noopener follow"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><div class="lm ao ln lo lp lq am lr ls lt ll"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-label="clap"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M11.37.828 12 3.282l.63-2.454zM13.916 3.953l1.523-2.112-1.184-.39zM8.589 1.84l1.522 2.112-.337-2.501zM18.523 18.92c-.86.86-1.75 1.246-2.62 1.33a6 6 0 0 0 .407-.372c2.388-2.389 2.86-4.951 1.399-7.623l-.912-1.603-.79-1.672c-.26-.56-.194-.98.203-1.288a.7.7 0 0 1 .546-.132c.283.046.546.231.728.5l2.363 4.157c.976 1.624 1.141 4.237-1.324 6.702m-10.999-.438L3.37 14.328a.828.828 0 0 1 .585-1.408.83.83 0 0 1 .585.242l2.158 2.157a.365.365 0 0 0 .516-.516l-2.157-2.158-1.449-1.449a.826.826 0 0 1 1.167-1.17l3.438 3.44a.363.363 0 0 0 .516 0 .364.364 0 0 0 0-.516L5.293 9.513l-.97-.97a.826.826 0 0 1 0-1.166.84.84 0 0 1 1.167 0l.97.968 3.437 3.436a.36.36 0 0 0 .517 0 .366.366 0 0 0 0-.516L6.977 7.83a.82.82 0 0 1-.241-.584.82.82 0 0 1 .824-.826c.219 0 .43.087.584.242l5.787 5.787a.366.366 0 0 0 .587-.415l-1.117-2.363c-.26-.56-.194-.98.204-1.289a.7.7 0 0 1 .546-.132c.283.046.545.232.727.501l2.193 3.86c1.302 2.38.883 4.59-1.277 6.75-1.156 1.156-2.602 1.627-4.19 1.367-1.418-.236-2.866-1.033-4.079-2.246M10.75 5.971l2.12 2.12c-.41.502-.465 1.17-.128 1.89l.22.465-3.523-3.523a.8.8 0 0 1-.097-.368c0-.22.086-.428.241-.584a.847.847 0 0 1 1.167 0m7.355 1.705c-.31-.461-.746-.758-1.23-.837a1.44 1.44 0 0 0-1.11.275c-.312.24-.505.543-.59.881a1.74 1.74 0 0 0-.906-.465 1.47 1.47 0 0 0-.82.106l-2.182-2.182a1.56 1.56 0 0 0-2.2 0 1.54 1.54 0 0 0-.396.701 1.56 1.56 0 0 0-2.21-.01 1.55 1.55 0 0 0-.416.753c-.624-.624-1.649-.624-2.237-.037a1.557 1.557 0 0 0 0 2.2c-.239.1-.501.238-.715.453a1.56 1.56 0 0 0 0 2.2l.516.515a1.556 1.556 0 0 0-.753 2.615L7.01 19c1.32 1.319 2.909 2.189 4.475 2.449q.482.08.971.08c.85 0 1.653-.198 2.393-.579.231.033.46.054.686.054 1.266 0 2.457-.52 3.505-1.567 2.763-2.763 2.552-5.734 1.439-7.586z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></div></div></div></a></span></div><div class="pw-multi-vote-count l lu lv lw lx ly lz ma"><p class="bf b dv z du"><span class="mb">--</span></p></div></div></div><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button class="ao lm me mf ab q fk mg mh" aria-label="responses"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="md"><path d="M18.006 16.803c1.533-1.456 2.234-3.325 2.234-5.321C20.24 7.357 16.709 4 12.191 4S4 7.357 4 11.482c0 4.126 3.674 7.482 8.191 7.482.817 0 1.622-.111 2.393-.327.231.2.48.391.744.559 1.06.693 2.203 1.044 3.399 1.044.224-.008.4-.112.486-.287a.49.49 0 0 0-.042-.518c-.495-.67-.845-1.364-1.04-2.057a4 4 0 0 1-.125-.598zm-3.122 1.055-.067-.223-.315.096a8 8 0 0 1-2.311.338c-4.023 0-7.292-2.955-7.292-6.587 0-3.633 3.269-6.588 7.292-6.588 4.014 0 7.112 2.958 7.112 6.593 0 1.794-.608 3.469-2.027 4.72l-.195.168v.255c0 .056 0 .151.016.295.025.231.081.478.154.733.154.558.398 1.117.722 1.659a5.3 5.3 0 0 1-2.165-.845c-.276-.176-.714-.383-.941-.59z"></path></svg><p class="bf b dv z du"><span class="pw-responses-count mc md">13</span></p></button></div></div></div><div class="ab q kr ks kt ku kv kw kx ky kz la lb lc ld le lf"><div class="mi k j i d"></div><div class="h k"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="headerBookmarkButton" href="https://medium.com/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fbookmark%2Fp%2Ff92e93dd44dc&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fgen.medium.com%2Fjoe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc&source=---header_actions--f92e93dd44dc---------------------bookmark_footer-----------" rel="noopener follow"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="25" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 25 25" class="du mj" aria-label="Add to list bookmark button"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 1 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1H18zM7 7a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h3.5a.5.5 0 0 0 0-1H8a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v14a.5.5 0 0 0 .805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0 0 19 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 0 0-.61 0L7 19.985z"></path></svg></a></span></div></div></div><div class="fd mk cn"><div class="l ae"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ml mm mn mo mp mq ci bh"><div class="ab"><div class="bm bh" aria-hidden="false"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button aria-label="Listen" data-testid="audioPlayButton" class="af fk ah ai aj ak al mr an ao ap ex ms mt mh mu mv mw mx my s mz na nb nc nd ne nf u ng nh ni"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 12a9 9 0 1 1 18 0 9 9 0 0 1-18 0m9-10C6.477 2 2 6.477 2 12s4.477 10 10 10 10-4.477 10-10S17.523 2 12 2m3.376 10.416-4.599 3.066a.5.5 0 0 1-.777-.416V8.934a.5.5 0 0 1 .777-.416l4.599 3.066a.5.5 0 0 1 0 .832" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg><div class="j i d"><p class="bf b bg z du">Listen</p></div></button></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false" aria-describedby="postFooterSocialMenu" aria-labelledby="postFooterSocialMenu"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button aria-controls="postFooterSocialMenu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Share Post" data-testid="headerSocialShareButton" class="af fk ah ai aj ak al mr an ao ap ex ms mt mh mu mv mw mx my s mz na nb nc nd ne nf u ng nh ni"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M15.218 4.931a.4.4 0 0 1-.118.132l.012.006a.45.45 0 0 1-.292.074.5.5 0 0 1-.3-.13l-2.02-2.02v7.07c0 .28-.23.5-.5.5s-.5-.22-.5-.5v-7.04l-2 2a.45.45 0 0 1-.57.04h-.02a.4.4 0 0 1-.16-.3.4.4 0 0 1 .1-.32l2.8-2.8a.5.5 0 0 1 .7 0l2.8 2.79a.42.42 0 0 1 .068.498m-.106.138.008.004v-.01zM16 7.063h1.5a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v10a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-11c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2v-10a2 2 0 0 1 2-2H8a.5.5 0 0 1 .35.15.5.5 0 0 1 .15.35.5.5 0 0 1-.15.35.5.5 0 0 1-.35.15H6.4c-.5 0-.9.4-.9.9v10.2a.9.9 0 0 0 .9.9h11.2c.5 0 .9-.4.9-.9v-10.2c0-.5-.4-.9-.9-.9H16a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg><div class="j i d"><p class="bf b bg z du">Share</p></div></button></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><figure class="nm nn no np nq nr nj nk paragraph-image"><div role="button" tabindex="0" class="ns nt fj nu bh nv"><div class="nj nk nl"><picture><source srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/format:webp/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" type="image/webp"/><source data-testid="og" srcSet="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/><img alt="" class="bh mq nw c" width="700" height="467" loading="eager" role="presentation"/></picture></div></div><figcaption class="nx ff ny nj nk nz oa bf b bg z du">Activists protest against the killing of Patrick Lyoya, who was killed by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop on April 4, 2022 in Grand Rapids, MI, USA., April 14, 2022. (Photo by Katie McTiernan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure><p id="9638" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk ox"><span class="l oy oz pa bo pb pc pd pe pf fj">In</span><a class="af pg" href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/03/01/remarks-of-president-joe-biden-state-of-the-union-address-as-delivered/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong class="od ph"> his first State of the Union address last month</strong></a>, President Joe Biden declared: “We should all agree: The answer is not to defund the police. It’s to fund the police.”</p><p id="95b3" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">“Fund them,” he continued. “Fund them. Fund them with resources and training.”</p><p id="4f68" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">As noted by countless media outlets at the time, <a class="af pg" href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/01/state-of-the-union-2022-fund-police-00013065" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">the comments</a> drew bipartisan applause — including from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise. Given I would rather bathe in my own piss than vote for a Republican, I booed and hissed inside each and every single time such a novelty was mentioned with eagerness. How fitting that one of the few things both major American political parties can agree on is an ambivalence about the state sanctioned deaths of Black folk.</p><p id="97c9" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">That’s exactly why as I watched Biden receive his standing ovation over his political pandering, I instantly wondered how long it would take before footage of another unarmed Black man being shot to death by a police officer would surface before Biden’s unnecessary boast would come back to haunt him. Not very long at all — a testament to many things but particularly Biden’s <a class="af pg" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/george-floyd-police-reform-bill-fail-b1925559.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">own failures to pass police reform in 2021</a>.</p><p id="280d" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">On Wednesday, the Grand Rapids Police Department released videos showing a white officer fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop last week.</p><p id="1671" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">The still unnamed officer was on the back of Lyoya before he appeared to shoot him in the head. Before the shooting, the two were seen having a brief exchange in which the officer asked if Lyoya had a driver’s license and proceeded to grab him. Lyoya pulls away and starts to run before eventually being tackled.</p><p id="61b5" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">However, midway through the struggle, the officer’s body camera stops filming. <a class="af pg" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/13/us/grand-rapids-police-shooting-michigan-patrick-lyoya.html?referringSource=articleShare" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Speaking with <em class="pi">the New York Times</em></a>, Chief Eric Winstrom of the Grand Rapids Police Department said pressure was applied to the camera to turn it off during the struggle but it was not clear who applied that pressure or whether it was intentional.</p><p id="83e4" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">How convenient for the unnamed police officer that fatally shot the unarmed Patrick Lyoya all the same. Winstrom showed dashcam, cell phone and the partial bodycam video. Thankfully, we also have <a class="af pg" href="https://twitter.com/AttorneyCrump/status/1514354299656192010" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">the footage</a> taken <a class="af pg" href="https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2022/04/video-shows-grand-rapids-police-officer-struggling-with-patrick-lyoya-before-fatally-shooting-him.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">from the cell phone of a bystander</a>.</p><p id="7ba2" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">“The video clearly shows that this was an unnecessary, excessive and fatal use of force against an unarmed Black man who was confused by the encounter and terrified for his life,” Ben Crump, a lawyer for the family of Patrick Lyoya, said.</p><p id="9754" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">They executed him. There is no other way to describe it. They executed him the way they have executed so many of us.</p><p id="2e54" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">According to Crump’s office, Loyoya immigrated to the United States from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2014 and had lived in Grand Rapids for about five years. It should be unfathomable that a Black person immigrating from one of the poorest countries on the planet is no less safe from violence because of American law enforcement. But it makes too much sense.</p><p id="0497" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">After all, no matter where you came from, if you are Black in America, you are more likely than not to be a target by the police. And no matter when we are stopped by the police, we have every good reason to worry. They target us more frequently and more ferociously without repercussions.</p><p id="d5bf" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><a class="af pg" href="https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2021/05/grand-rapids-police-department-now-turning-over-misconduct-investigation-records-to-police-oversight-office.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">It was only last year</a> that the Grand Rapids Police Department <a class="af pg" href="https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2021/04/in-wake-of-controversial-traffic-stop-police-oversight-office-criticizes-grpd-for-not-turning-over-misconduct-records.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">reportedly</a> ignored numerous requests by the city’s police oversight office to provide documentation regarding potential officer misconduct according to the office’s director.</p><p id="e257" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">That same year they were given an <a class="af pg" href="https://www.michiganradio.org/news/2021-05-20/grand-rapids-approves-slight-increase-for-police-department-despite-calls-to-spend-less" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">increased budget in spite of calls to spend less.</a></p><p id="7d43" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">In a statement, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer expressed sympathy to the Lyoya family and called for any <a class="af pg" href="https://twitter.com/byron_tollefson/status/1514392361010446347" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">protests</a> to be peaceful.</p><p id="2db9" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">“The Michigan State Police will conduct a transparent, independent investigation of the shooting,” Whitmer said. “Then, prosecutors must consider all the evidence, follow the law and take appropriate action on charges. Justice is foundational to safety, and without justice, we are all less safe.”</p><p id="700c" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">Whitmer, a former prosecutor, did not call on the Grand Rapids Police Department to be more peaceful. Or to exercise restraint. It’s not like I expected her to demand they not shoot Black people in the head while being on their back, but expressing sympathy only goes so far after so many victims of a known pattern.</p><p id="b4dd" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">The only people who can be so mundane about this cycle of death are the people not facing that type of threat. Fine, but they should be more fearful if for no other reason that their political fortunes depend on it. The Biden administration and this Democratic-controlled Congress can’t permanently curb child poverty, fight inflation, and other factors that actually cause crime but want to pump their chests about giving even more money to the police and expect to garner the kind of voter participation levels they need in order to win.</p><p id="7547" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">As much as many Americans may genuinely fear rising crime (partially due to cable news segments about crime based on what millionaire anchors hear is happening at Trader Joe’s or Manhattan or whatever), there are a lot of people who continue to be concerned about how easy it is for a cop to get away with killing Black people. In February, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed <a class="af pg" href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/13/pelosi-defund-police-democrats-00008449" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">the slogan “defund the police is “dead</a> and not Democrats’ position. We know, but the problem with that stance along with Biden’s proclamation is Democrats <a class="af pg" href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/01/10/george-floyd-breonna-taylor-others-fueled-biden-win/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">benefited</a> from the largest social justice movement in American history happening during that election year.</p><p id="ad45" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">That movement was based on fighting police brutality, and Patrick Lyoya’s killing, in all its casual brutality, is a reminder that Joe Biden and Democrats have not only failed to hold law enforcement accountable, it’s bragging about giving them even more spoils.</p><p id="8246" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">If Democrats think this strategy will get them the votes they need to stay in power, they will earn their miserable defeat.</p></div></div></div></div></section></div></div></article></div><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh fz ga gb gc"><div class="pj pk ab jm"><div class="pl ab"><a class="pm ay am ao" href="https://medium.com/tag/blm?source=post_page-----f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="pn fj cx po ge pp pq bf b bg z bk pr">Blm</div></a></div><div class="pl ab"><a class="pm ay am ao" href="https://medium.com/tag/patrick-lyoya?source=post_page-----f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="pn fj cx po ge pp pq bf b bg z bk pr">Patrick Lyoya</div></a></div><div class="pl ab"><a class="pm ay am ao" href="https://medium.com/tag/police-brutality?source=post_page-----f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="pn fj cx po ge pp pq bf b bg z bk pr">Police Brutality</div></a></div><div class="pl ab"><a class="pm ay am ao" href="https://medium.com/tag/democrats?source=post_page-----f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="pn fj cx po ge pp pq bf b bg z bk pr">Democrats</div></a></div><div class="pl ab"><a class="pm ay am ao" href="https://medium.com/tag/joe-biden?source=post_page-----f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="pn fj cx po ge pp pq bf b bg z bk pr">Joe Biden</div></a></div></div></div></div><div class="l"></div><footer class="ps pt pu pv pw px py pz qa ab q qb iw c"><div class="l ae"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh fz ga gb gc"><div class="ab cp qc"><div class="ab q lh"><div class="qd l"><span class="l qe qf qg e d"><div class="ab q lh li"><div class="pw-multi-vote-icon fj jq lj lk ll"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="footerClapButton" href="https://medium.com/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fvote%2Fgen%2Ff92e93dd44dc&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fgen.medium.com%2Fjoe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc&user=Michael+Arceneaux&userId=a72d87e1fc58&source=---footer_actions--f92e93dd44dc---------------------clap_footer-----------" rel="noopener follow"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><div class="lm ao ln lo lp lq am lr ls lt ll"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-label="clap"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M11.37.828 12 3.282l.63-2.454zM13.916 3.953l1.523-2.112-1.184-.39zM8.589 1.84l1.522 2.112-.337-2.501zM18.523 18.92c-.86.86-1.75 1.246-2.62 1.33a6 6 0 0 0 .407-.372c2.388-2.389 2.86-4.951 1.399-7.623l-.912-1.603-.79-1.672c-.26-.56-.194-.98.203-1.288a.7.7 0 0 1 .546-.132c.283.046.546.231.728.5l2.363 4.157c.976 1.624 1.141 4.237-1.324 6.702m-10.999-.438L3.37 14.328a.828.828 0 0 1 .585-1.408.83.83 0 0 1 .585.242l2.158 2.157a.365.365 0 0 0 .516-.516l-2.157-2.158-1.449-1.449a.826.826 0 0 1 1.167-1.17l3.438 3.44a.363.363 0 0 0 .516 0 .364.364 0 0 0 0-.516L5.293 9.513l-.97-.97a.826.826 0 0 1 0-1.166.84.84 0 0 1 1.167 0l.97.968 3.437 3.436a.36.36 0 0 0 .517 0 .366.366 0 0 0 0-.516L6.977 7.83a.82.82 0 0 1-.241-.584.82.82 0 0 1 .824-.826c.219 0 .43.087.584.242l5.787 5.787a.366.366 0 0 0 .587-.415l-1.117-2.363c-.26-.56-.194-.98.204-1.289a.7.7 0 0 1 .546-.132c.283.046.545.232.727.501l2.193 3.86c1.302 2.38.883 4.59-1.277 6.75-1.156 1.156-2.602 1.627-4.19 1.367-1.418-.236-2.866-1.033-4.079-2.246M10.75 5.971l2.12 2.12c-.41.502-.465 1.17-.128 1.89l.22.465-3.523-3.523a.8.8 0 0 1-.097-.368c0-.22.086-.428.241-.584a.847.847 0 0 1 1.167 0m7.355 1.705c-.31-.461-.746-.758-1.23-.837a1.44 1.44 0 0 0-1.11.275c-.312.24-.505.543-.59.881a1.74 1.74 0 0 0-.906-.465 1.47 1.47 0 0 0-.82.106l-2.182-2.182a1.56 1.56 0 0 0-2.2 0 1.54 1.54 0 0 0-.396.701 1.56 1.56 0 0 0-2.21-.01 1.55 1.55 0 0 0-.416.753c-.624-.624-1.649-.624-2.237-.037a1.557 1.557 0 0 0 0 2.2c-.239.1-.501.238-.715.453a1.56 1.56 0 0 0 0 2.2l.516.515a1.556 1.556 0 0 0-.753 2.615L7.01 19c1.32 1.319 2.909 2.189 4.475 2.449q.482.08.971.08c.85 0 1.653-.198 2.393-.579.231.033.46.054.686.054 1.266 0 2.457-.52 3.505-1.567 2.763-2.763 2.552-5.734 1.439-7.586z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></div></div></div></a></span></div><div class="pw-multi-vote-count l lu lv lw lx ly lz ma"><p class="bf b dv z du"><span class="mb">--</span></p></div></div></span><span class="l h g f qh qi"><div class="ab q lh li"><div class="pw-multi-vote-icon fj jq lj lk ll"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="footerClapButton" href="https://medium.com/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fvote%2Fgen%2Ff92e93dd44dc&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fgen.medium.com%2Fjoe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc&user=Michael+Arceneaux&userId=a72d87e1fc58&source=---footer_actions--f92e93dd44dc---------------------clap_footer-----------" rel="noopener follow"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><div class="lm ao ln lo lp lq am lr ls lt ll"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-label="clap"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M11.37.828 12 3.282l.63-2.454zM13.916 3.953l1.523-2.112-1.184-.39zM8.589 1.84l1.522 2.112-.337-2.501zM18.523 18.92c-.86.86-1.75 1.246-2.62 1.33a6 6 0 0 0 .407-.372c2.388-2.389 2.86-4.951 1.399-7.623l-.912-1.603-.79-1.672c-.26-.56-.194-.98.203-1.288a.7.7 0 0 1 .546-.132c.283.046.546.231.728.5l2.363 4.157c.976 1.624 1.141 4.237-1.324 6.702m-10.999-.438L3.37 14.328a.828.828 0 0 1 .585-1.408.83.83 0 0 1 .585.242l2.158 2.157a.365.365 0 0 0 .516-.516l-2.157-2.158-1.449-1.449a.826.826 0 0 1 1.167-1.17l3.438 3.44a.363.363 0 0 0 .516 0 .364.364 0 0 0 0-.516L5.293 9.513l-.97-.97a.826.826 0 0 1 0-1.166.84.84 0 0 1 1.167 0l.97.968 3.437 3.436a.36.36 0 0 0 .517 0 .366.366 0 0 0 0-.516L6.977 7.83a.82.82 0 0 1-.241-.584.82.82 0 0 1 .824-.826c.219 0 .43.087.584.242l5.787 5.787a.366.366 0 0 0 .587-.415l-1.117-2.363c-.26-.56-.194-.98.204-1.289a.7.7 0 0 1 .546-.132c.283.046.545.232.727.501l2.193 3.86c1.302 2.38.883 4.59-1.277 6.75-1.156 1.156-2.602 1.627-4.19 1.367-1.418-.236-2.866-1.033-4.079-2.246M10.75 5.971l2.12 2.12c-.41.502-.465 1.17-.128 1.89l.22.465-3.523-3.523a.8.8 0 0 1-.097-.368c0-.22.086-.428.241-.584a.847.847 0 0 1 1.167 0m7.355 1.705c-.31-.461-.746-.758-1.23-.837a1.44 1.44 0 0 0-1.11.275c-.312.24-.505.543-.59.881a1.74 1.74 0 0 0-.906-.465 1.47 1.47 0 0 0-.82.106l-2.182-2.182a1.56 1.56 0 0 0-2.2 0 1.54 1.54 0 0 0-.396.701 1.56 1.56 0 0 0-2.21-.01 1.55 1.55 0 0 0-.416.753c-.624-.624-1.649-.624-2.237-.037a1.557 1.557 0 0 0 0 2.2c-.239.1-.501.238-.715.453a1.56 1.56 0 0 0 0 2.2l.516.515a1.556 1.556 0 0 0-.753 2.615L7.01 19c1.32 1.319 2.909 2.189 4.475 2.449q.482.08.971.08c.85 0 1.653-.198 2.393-.579.231.033.46.054.686.054 1.266 0 2.457-.52 3.505-1.567 2.763-2.763 2.552-5.734 1.439-7.586z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></div></div></div></a></span></div><div class="pw-multi-vote-count l lu lv lw lx ly lz ma"><p class="bf b dv z du"><span class="mb">--</span></p></div></div></span></div><div class="bq ab"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button class="ao lm me mf ab q fk mg mh" aria-label="responses"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="md"><path d="M18.006 16.803c1.533-1.456 2.234-3.325 2.234-5.321C20.24 7.357 16.709 4 12.191 4S4 7.357 4 11.482c0 4.126 3.674 7.482 8.191 7.482.817 0 1.622-.111 2.393-.327.231.2.48.391.744.559 1.06.693 2.203 1.044 3.399 1.044.224-.008.4-.112.486-.287a.49.49 0 0 0-.042-.518c-.495-.67-.845-1.364-1.04-2.057a4 4 0 0 1-.125-.598zm-3.122 1.055-.067-.223-.315.096a8 8 0 0 1-2.311.338c-4.023 0-7.292-2.955-7.292-6.587 0-3.633 3.269-6.588 7.292-6.588 4.014 0 7.112 2.958 7.112 6.593 0 1.794-.608 3.469-2.027 4.72l-.195.168v.255c0 .056 0 .151.016.295.025.231.081.478.154.733.154.558.398 1.117.722 1.659a5.3 5.3 0 0 1-2.165-.845c-.276-.176-.714-.383-.941-.59z"></path></svg><p class="bf b bg z du"><span class="pw-responses-count mc md">13</span></p></button></div></div></div></div><div class="ab q"><div class="qj l jj"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" data-testid="footerBookmarkButton" href="https://medium.com/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fbookmark%2Fp%2Ff92e93dd44dc&operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fgen.medium.com%2Fjoe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc&source=---footer_actions--f92e93dd44dc---------------------bookmark_footer-----------" rel="noopener follow"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="25" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 25 25" class="du mj" aria-label="Add to list bookmark button"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 1 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1H18zM7 7a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h3.5a.5.5 0 0 0 0-1H8a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v14a.5.5 0 0 0 .805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0 0 19 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 0 0-.61 0L7 19.985z"></path></svg></a></span></div></div></div><div class="qj l jj"><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false" aria-describedby="postFooterSocialMenu" aria-labelledby="postFooterSocialMenu"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><button aria-controls="postFooterSocialMenu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Share Post" data-testid="footerSocialShareButton" class="af fk ah ai aj ak al mr an ao ap ex ms mt mh mu"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M15.218 4.931a.4.4 0 0 1-.118.132l.012.006a.45.45 0 0 1-.292.074.5.5 0 0 1-.3-.13l-2.02-2.02v7.07c0 .28-.23.5-.5.5s-.5-.22-.5-.5v-7.04l-2 2a.45.45 0 0 1-.57.04h-.02a.4.4 0 0 1-.16-.3.4.4 0 0 1 .1-.32l2.8-2.8a.5.5 0 0 1 .7 0l2.8 2.79a.42.42 0 0 1 .068.498m-.106.138.008.004v-.01zM16 7.063h1.5a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v10a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-11c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2v-10a2 2 0 0 1 2-2H8a.5.5 0 0 1 .35.15.5.5 0 0 1 .15.35.5.5 0 0 1-.15.35.5.5 0 0 1-.35.15H6.4c-.5 0-.9.4-.9.9v10.2a.9.9 0 0 0 .9.9h11.2c.5 0 .9-.4.9-.9v-10.2c0-.5-.4-.9-.9-.9H16a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></button></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></footer><div class="qk ql qm qn qo l bx"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh fz ga gb gc"><div class="qp l"><div class="ab qq qr qs jl jk"><div class="qt qu qv qw qx qy qz ra rb rc ab cp"><div class="h k"><a href="https://gen.medium.com/?source=post_page---post_publication_info--f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="fj ab"><img alt="GEN" class="rd in io cx" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:96:96/1*AQbRi7322aPUWTzp_zOhTg.png" width="48" height="48" loading="lazy"/><div class="rd l io in fs n fr re"></div></div></a></div><div class="j i d"><a href="https://gen.medium.com/?source=post_page---post_publication_info--f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="fj ab"><img alt="GEN" class="rd rg rf cx" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:128:128/1*AQbRi7322aPUWTzp_zOhTg.png" width="64" height="64" loading="lazy"/><div class="rd l rf rg fs n fr re"></div></div></a></div><div class="j i d rh jj"><div class="ab"></div></div></div><div class="ab co ri"><div class="rj rk rl rm rn l"><a class="af ag ah aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at ab q" href="https://gen.medium.com/?source=post_page---post_publication_info--f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><h2 class="pw-author-name bf rp rq rr rs rt ru rv ok rw rx oo ry rz os sa sb bk"><span class="gn ro">Published in GEN</span></h2></a><div class="pl ab im"><div class="l jj"><span class="pw-follower-count bf b bg z du"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar jc" rel="noopener follow" href="/followers?source=post_page---post_publication_info--f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------">101K Followers</a></span></div><div class="bf b bg z du ab jp"><span class="jd l" aria-hidden="true"><span class="bf b bg z du">·</span></span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar jc" rel="noopener follow" href="/dianne-feinstein-and-other-senators-like-her-need-to-retire-5021193272e7?source=post_page---post_publication_info--f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------">Last published <span>Apr 19, 2022</span></a></div></div><div class="sc l"><p class="bf b bg z bk"><span class="gn">A former publication from Medium about politics, power, and culture. Currently inactive and not taking submissions.</span></p></div></div></div><div class="h k"><div class="ab"></div></div></div></div><div class="ab qq qr qs jl jk"><div class="qt qu qv qw qx qy qz ra rb rc ab cp"><div class="h k"><a tabindex="0" href="https://mjarceneaux.medium.com/?source=post_page---post_author_info--f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="l fj"><img alt="Michael Arceneaux" class="l fd by io in cx" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:96:96/2*8NKEXmKuuehq68mHUezkKg.jpeg" width="48" height="48" loading="lazy"/><div class="fr by l io in fs n ay re"></div></div></a></div><div class="j i d"><a tabindex="0" href="https://mjarceneaux.medium.com/?source=post_page---post_author_info--f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="l fj"><img alt="Michael Arceneaux" class="l fd by rf rg cx" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:128:128/2*8NKEXmKuuehq68mHUezkKg.jpeg" width="64" height="64" loading="lazy"/><div class="fr by l rf rg fs n ay re"></div></div></a></div><div class="j i d rh jj"><div class="ab"><span><button class="bf b bg z sd pn se sf sg sh si ev ew sj sk sl fa fb fc fd bm fe ff">Follow</button></span></div></div></div><div class="ab co ri"><div class="rj rk rl rm rn l"><a class="af ag ah aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at ab q" href="https://mjarceneaux.medium.com/?source=post_page---post_author_info--f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><h2 class="pw-author-name bf rp rq rr rs rt ru rv ok rw rx oo ry rz os sa sb bk"><span class="gn ro">Written by Michael Arceneaux</span></h2></a><div class="pl ab im"><div class="l jj"><span class="pw-follower-count bf b bg z du"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar jc" href="https://mjarceneaux.medium.com/followers?source=post_page---post_author_info--f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow">13.4K Followers</a></span></div><div class="bf b bg z du ab jp"><span class="jd l" aria-hidden="true"><span class="bf b bg z du">·</span></span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar jc" href="https://medium.com/@mjarceneaux/following?source=post_page---post_author_info--f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow">1 Following</a></div></div><div class="sc l"><p class="bf b bg z bk"><span class="gn">New York Times bestselling author of “I Can’t Date Jesus” and “I Don’t Want To Die Poor.”</span></p></div></div></div><div class="h k"><div class="ab"><span><button class="bf b bg z sd pn se sf sg sh si ev ew sj sk sl fa fb fc fd bm fe ff">Follow</button></span></div></div></div><div class="sm bh sn so"></div></div></div><div class="h k j"><div class="sm bh sn sp"></div><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh fz ga gb gc"><div class="sq ab lh jm"><div class="sr ss l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us?source=post_page-----f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Help</p></a></div><div class="sr ss l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://medium.statuspage.io/?source=post_page-----f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Status</p></a></div><div class="sr ss l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://medium.com/about?autoplay=1&source=post_page-----f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">About</p></a></div><div class="sr ss l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://medium.com/jobs-at-medium/work-at-medium-959d1a85284e?source=post_page-----f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Careers</p></a></div><div class="sr ss l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="pressinquiries@medium.com?source=post_page-----f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Press</p></a></div><div class="sr ss l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://blog.medium.com/?source=post_page-----f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Blog</p></a></div><div class="sr ss l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://policy.medium.com/medium-privacy-policy-f03bf92035c9?source=post_page-----f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Privacy</p></a></div><div class="sr ss l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://policy.medium.com/medium-terms-of-service-9db0094a1e0f?source=post_page-----f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Terms</p></a></div><div class="sr ss l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://speechify.com/medium?source=post_page-----f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Text to speech</p></a></div><div class="sr l"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" href="https://medium.com/business?source=post_page-----f92e93dd44dc--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dv z du">Teams</p></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><script>window.__BUILD_ID__="main-20241122-185319-7bcdc08639"</script><script>window.__GRAPHQL_URI__ = "https://gen.medium.com/_/graphql"</script><script>window.__PRELOADED_STATE__ = {"algolia":{"queries":{}},"cache":{"experimentGroupSet":true,"reason":"","group":"enabled","tags":["group-edgeCachePosts","post-f92e93dd44dc","user-a72d87e1fc58","collection-ae2a65f35510"],"serverVariantState":"44136fa355b3678a1146ad16f7e8649e94fb4fc21fe77e8310c060f61caaff8a","middlewareEnabled":true,"cacheStatus":"DYNAMIC","shouldUseCache":true,"vary":[],"lohpSummerUpsellEnabled":false,"publicationHierarchyEnabledWeb":false,"postBottomResponsesEnabled":false},"client":{"hydrated":false,"isUs":false,"isNativeMedium":false,"isSafariMobile":false,"isSafari":false,"isFirefox":false,"routingEntity":{"type":"COLLECTION","id":"ae2a65f35510","explicit":true},"viewerIsBot":false},"debug":{"requestId":"dea18cd6-8c71-4084-bd1a-0a392eaf2899","hybridDevServices":[],"originalSpanCarrier":{"traceparent":"00-90c75539f098c5bf54b3ce51bbba9a91-c04e93a9c8296eba-01"}},"multiVote":{"clapsPerPost":{}},"navigation":{"branch":{"show":null,"hasRendered":null,"blockedByCTA":false},"hideGoogleOneTap":false,"hasRenderedAlternateUserBanner":null,"currentLocation":"https:\u002F\u002Fgen.medium.com\u002Fjoe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc","host":"gen.medium.com","hostname":"gen.medium.com","referrer":"","hasSetReferrer":false,"susiModal":{"step":null,"operation":"register"},"postRead":false,"partnerProgram":{"selectedCountryCode":null},"queryString":"","currentHash":""},"config":{"nodeEnv":"production","version":"main-20241122-185319-7bcdc08639","target":"production","productName":"Medium","publicUrl":"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn-client.medium.com\u002Flite","authDomain":"medium.com","authGoogleClientId":"216296035834-k1k6qe060s2tp2a2jam4ljdcms00sttg.apps.googleusercontent.com","favicon":"production","glyphUrl":"https:\u002F\u002Fglyph.medium.com","branchKey":"key_live_ofxXr2qTrrU9NqURK8ZwEhknBxiI6KBm","algolia":{"appId":"MQ57UUUQZ2","apiKeySearch":"394474ced050e3911ae2249ecc774921","indexPrefix":"medium_","host":"-dsn.algolia.net"},"recaptchaKey":"6Lfc37IUAAAAAKGGtC6rLS13R1Hrw_BqADfS1LRk","recaptcha3Key":"6Lf8R9wUAAAAABMI_85Wb8melS7Zj6ziuf99Yot5","recaptchaEnterpriseKeyId":"6Le-uGgpAAAAAPprRaokM8AKthQ9KNGdoxaGUvVp","datadog":{"applicationId":"6702d87d-a7e0-42fe-bbcb-95b469547ea0","clientToken":"pub853ea8d17ad6821d9f8f11861d23dfed","rumToken":"pubf9cc52896502b9413b68ba36fc0c7162","context":{"deployment":{"target":"production","tag":"main-20241122-185319-7bcdc08639","commit":"7bcdc08639c179dc5172558201a3fd3abc1b5db6"}},"datacenter":"us"},"googleAnalyticsCode":"G-7JY7T788PK","googlePay":{"apiVersion":"2","apiVersionMinor":"0","merchantId":"BCR2DN6TV7EMTGBM","merchantName":"Medium","instanceMerchantId":"13685562959212738550"},"applePay":{"version":3},"signInWallCustomDomainCollectionIds":["3a8144eabfe3","336d898217ee","61061eb0c96b","138adf9c44c","819cc2aaeee0"],"mediumMastodonDomainName":"me.dm","mediumOwnedAndOperatedCollectionIds":["8a9336e5bb4","b7e45b22fec3","193b68bd4fba","8d6b8a439e32","54c98c43354d","3f6ecf56618","d944778ce714","92d2092dc598","ae2a65f35510","1285ba81cada","544c7006046e","fc8964313712","40187e704f1c","88d9857e584e","7b6769f2748b","bcc38c8f6edf","cef6983b292","cb8577c9149e","444d13b52878","713d7dbc99b0","ef8e90590e66","191186aaafa0","55760f21cdc5","9dc80918cc93","bdc4052bbdba","8ccfed20cbb2"],"tierOneDomains":["medium.com","thebolditalic.com","arcdigital.media","towardsdatascience.com","uxdesign.cc","codeburst.io","psiloveyou.xyz","writingcooperative.com","entrepreneurshandbook.co","prototypr.io","betterhumans.coach.me","theascent.pub"],"topicsToFollow":["d61cf867d93f","8a146bc21b28","1eca0103fff3","4d562ee63426","aef1078a3ef5","e15e46793f8d","6158eb913466","55f1c20aba7a","3d18b94f6858","4861fee224fd","63c6f1f93ee","1d98b3a9a871","decb52b64abf","ae5d4995e225","830cded25262"],"topicToTagMappings":{"accessibility":"accessibility","addiction":"addiction","android-development":"android-development","art":"art","artificial-intelligence":"artificial-intelligence","astrology":"astrology","basic-income":"basic-income","beauty":"beauty","biotech":"biotech","blockchain":"blockchain","books":"books","business":"business","cannabis":"cannabis","cities":"cities","climate-change":"climate-change","comics":"comics","coronavirus":"coronavirus","creativity":"creativity","cryptocurrency":"cryptocurrency","culture":"culture","cybersecurity":"cybersecurity","data-science":"data-science","design":"design","digital-life":"digital-life","disability":"disability","economy":"economy","education":"education","equality":"equality","family":"family","feminism":"feminism","fiction":"fiction","film":"film","fitness":"fitness","food":"food","freelancing":"freelancing","future":"future","gadgets":"gadgets","gaming":"gaming","gun-control":"gun-control","health":"health","history":"history","humor":"humor","immigration":"immigration","ios-development":"ios-development","javascript":"javascript","justice":"justice","language":"language","leadership":"leadership","lgbtqia":"lgbtqia","lifestyle":"lifestyle","machine-learning":"machine-learning","makers":"makers","marketing":"marketing","math":"math","media":"media","mental-health":"mental-health","mindfulness":"mindfulness","money":"money","music":"music","neuroscience":"neuroscience","nonfiction":"nonfiction","outdoors":"outdoors","parenting":"parenting","pets":"pets","philosophy":"philosophy","photography":"photography","podcasts":"podcast","poetry":"poetry","politics":"politics","privacy":"privacy","product-management":"product-management","productivity":"productivity","programming":"programming","psychedelics":"psychedelics","psychology":"psychology","race":"race","relationships":"relationships","religion":"religion","remote-work":"remote-work","san-francisco":"san-francisco","science":"science","self":"self","self-driving-cars":"self-driving-cars","sexuality":"sexuality","social-media":"social-media","society":"society","software-engineering":"software-engineering","space":"space","spirituality":"spirituality","sports":"sports","startups":"startup","style":"style","technology":"technology","transportation":"transportation","travel":"travel","true-crime":"true-crime","tv":"tv","ux":"ux","venture-capital":"venture-capital","visual-design":"visual-design","work":"work","world":"world","writing":"writing"},"defaultImages":{"avatar":{"imageId":"1*dmbNkD5D-u45r44go_cf0g.png","height":150,"width":150},"orgLogo":{"imageId":"7*V1_7XP4snlmqrc_0Njontw.png","height":110,"width":500},"postLogo":{"imageId":"bd978bb536350a710e8efb012513429cabdc4c28700604261aeda246d0f980b7","height":810,"width":1440},"postPreviewImage":{"imageId":"1*hn4v1tCaJy7cWMyb0bpNpQ.png","height":386,"width":579}},"collectionStructuredData":{"8d6b8a439e32":{"name":"Elemental","data":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","ethicsPolicy":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360043290473","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn-images-1.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F980\u002F1*9ygdqoKprhwuTVKUM0DLPA@2x.png","width":980,"height":159}}},"3f6ecf56618":{"name":"Forge","data":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","ethicsPolicy":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360043290473","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn-images-1.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F596\u002F1*uULpIlImcO5TDuBZ6lm7Lg@2x.png","width":596,"height":183}}},"ae2a65f35510":{"name":"GEN","data":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","ethicsPolicy":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360043290473","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fmiro.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F264\u002F1*RdVZMdvfV3YiZTw6mX7yWA.png","width":264,"height":140}}},"88d9857e584e":{"name":"LEVEL","data":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","ethicsPolicy":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360043290473","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fmiro.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F540\u002F1*JqYMhNX6KNNb2UlqGqO2WQ.png","width":540,"height":108}}},"7b6769f2748b":{"name":"Marker","data":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","ethicsPolicy":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360043290473","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn-images-1.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F383\u002F1*haCUs0wF6TgOOvfoY-jEoQ@2x.png","width":383,"height":92}}},"444d13b52878":{"name":"OneZero","data":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","ethicsPolicy":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360043290473","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fmiro.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F540\u002F1*cw32fIqCbRWzwJaoQw6BUg.png","width":540,"height":123}}},"8ccfed20cbb2":{"name":"Zora","data":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","ethicsPolicy":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F360043290473","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\u002F\u002Fmiro.medium.com\u002Fmax\u002F540\u002F1*tZUQqRcCCZDXjjiZ4bDvgQ.png","width":540,"height":106}}}},"embeddedPostIds":{"coronavirus":"cd3010f9d81f"},"sharedCdcMessaging":{"COVID_APPLICABLE_TAG_SLUGS":[],"COVID_APPLICABLE_TOPIC_NAMES":[],"COVID_APPLICABLE_TOPIC_NAMES_FOR_TOPIC_PAGE":[],"COVID_MESSAGES":{"tierA":{"text":"For more information on the novel coronavirus and Covid-19, visit cdc.gov.","markups":[{"start":66,"end":73,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cdc.gov\u002Fcoronavirus\u002F2019-nCoV"}]},"tierB":{"text":"Anyone can publish on Medium per our Policies, but we don’t fact-check every story. For more info about the coronavirus, see cdc.gov.","markups":[{"start":37,"end":45,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.medium.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Fcategories\u002F201931128-Policies-Safety"},{"start":125,"end":132,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cdc.gov\u002Fcoronavirus\u002F2019-nCoV"}]},"paywall":{"text":"This article has been made free for everyone, thanks to Medium Members. For more information on the novel coronavirus and Covid-19, visit cdc.gov.","markups":[{"start":56,"end":70,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fmembership"},{"start":138,"end":145,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cdc.gov\u002Fcoronavirus\u002F2019-nCoV"}]},"unbound":{"text":"This article is free for everyone, thanks to Medium Members. For more information on the novel coronavirus and Covid-19, visit cdc.gov.","markups":[{"start":45,"end":59,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fmembership"},{"start":127,"end":134,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cdc.gov\u002Fcoronavirus\u002F2019-nCoV"}]}},"COVID_BANNER_POST_ID_OVERRIDE_WHITELIST":["3b31a67bff4a"]},"sharedVoteMessaging":{"TAGS":["politics","election-2020","government","us-politics","election","2020-presidential-race","trump","donald-trump","democrats","republicans","congress","republican-party","democratic-party","biden","joe-biden","maga"],"TOPICS":["politics","election"],"MESSAGE":{"text":"Find out more about the U.S. election results here.","markups":[{"start":46,"end":50,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fcookpolitical.com\u002F2020-national-popular-vote-tracker"}]},"EXCLUDE_POSTS":["397ef29e3ca5"]},"embedPostRules":[],"recircOptions":{"v1":{"limit":3},"v2":{"limit":8}},"braintreeClientKey":"production_zjkj96jm_m56f8fqpf7ngnrd4","braintree":{"enabled":true,"merchantId":"m56f8fqpf7ngnrd4","merchantAccountId":{"usd":"AMediumCorporation_instant","eur":"amediumcorporation_EUR","cad":"amediumcorporation_CAD"},"publicKey":"ds2nn34bg2z7j5gd","braintreeEnvironment":"production","dashboardUrl":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.braintreegateway.com\u002Fmerchants","gracePeriodDurationInDays":14,"mediumMembershipPlanId":{"monthly":"ce105f8c57a3","monthlyV2":"e8a5e126-792b-4ee6-8fba-d574c1b02fc5","monthlyWithTrial":"d5ee3dbe3db8","monthlyPremium":"fa741a9b47a2","yearly":"a40ad4a43185","yearlyV2":"3815d7d6-b8ca-4224-9b8c-182f9047866e","yearlyStaff":"d74fb811198a","yearlyWithTrial":"b3bc7350e5c7","yearlyPremium":"e21bd2c12166","monthlyOneYearFree":"e6c0637a-2bad-4171-ab4f-3c268633d83c","monthly25PercentOffFirstYear":"235ecc62-0cdb-49ae-9378-726cd21c504b","monthly20PercentOffFirstYear":"ba518864-9c13-4a99-91ca-411bf0cac756","monthly15PercentOffFirstYear":"594c029b-9f89-43d5-88f8-8173af4e070e","monthly10PercentOffFirstYear":"c6c7bc9a-40f2-4b51-8126-e28511d5bdb0","monthlyForStudents":"629ebe51-da7d-41fd-8293-34cd2f2030a8","yearlyOneYearFree":"78ba7be9-0d9f-4ece-aa3e-b54b826f2bf1","yearly25PercentOffFirstYear":"2dbb010d-bb8f-4eeb-ad5c-a08509f42d34","yearly20PercentOffFirstYear":"47565488-435b-47f8-bf93-40d5fbe0ebc8","yearly15PercentOffFirstYear":"8259809b-0881-47d9-acf7-6c001c7f720f","yearly10PercentOffFirstYear":"9dd694fb-96e1-472c-8d9e-3c868d5c1506","yearlyForStudents":"e29345ef-ab1c-4234-95c5-70e50fe6bc23","monthlyCad":"p52orjkaceei","yearlyCad":"h4q9g2up9ktt"},"braintreeDiscountId":{"oneMonthFree":"MONTHS_FREE_01","threeMonthsFree":"MONTHS_FREE_03","sixMonthsFree":"MONTHS_FREE_06","fiftyPercentOffOneYear":"FIFTY_PERCENT_OFF_ONE_YEAR"},"3DSecureVersion":"2","defaultCurrency":"usd","providerPlanIdCurrency":{"4ycw":"usd","rz3b":"usd","3kqm":"usd","jzw6":"usd","c2q2":"usd","nnsw":"usd","q8qw":"usd","d9y6":"usd","fx7w":"cad","nwf2":"cad"}},"paypalClientId":"AXj1G4fotC2GE8KzWX9mSxCH1wmPE3nJglf4Z2ig_amnhvlMVX87otaq58niAg9iuLktVNF_1WCMnN7v","paypal":{"host":"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.paypal.com:443","clientMode":"production","serverMode":"live","webhookId":"4G466076A0294510S","monthlyPlan":{"planId":"P-9WR0658853113943TMU5FDQA","name":"Medium Membership (Monthly) with setup fee","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed monthly."},"yearlyPlan":{"planId":"P-7N8963881P8875835MU5JOPQ","name":"Medium Membership (Annual) with setup fee","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed annually."},"oneYearGift":{"name":"Medium Membership (1 Year, Digital Gift Code)","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Gift codes can be redeemed at medium.com\u002Fredeem.","price":"50.00","currency":"USD","sku":"membership-gift-1-yr"},"oldMonthlyPlan":{"planId":"P-96U02458LM656772MJZUVH2Y","name":"Medium Membership (Monthly)","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed monthly."},"oldYearlyPlan":{"planId":"P-59P80963JF186412JJZU3SMI","name":"Medium Membership (Annual)","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed annually."},"monthlyPlanWithTrial":{"planId":"P-66C21969LR178604GJPVKUKY","name":"Medium Membership (Monthly) with setup fee","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed monthly."},"yearlyPlanWithTrial":{"planId":"P-6XW32684EX226940VKCT2MFA","name":"Medium Membership (Annual) with setup fee","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed annually."},"oldMonthlyPlanNoSetupFee":{"planId":"P-4N046520HR188054PCJC7LJI","name":"Medium Membership (Monthly)","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed monthly."},"oldYearlyPlanNoSetupFee":{"planId":"P-7A4913502Y5181304CJEJMXQ","name":"Medium Membership (Annual)","description":"Unlimited access to the best and brightest stories on Medium. Membership billed annually."},"sdkUrl":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.paypal.com\u002Fsdk\u002Fjs"},"stripePublishableKey":"pk_live_7FReX44VnNIInZwrIIx6ghjl","log":{"json":true,"level":"info"},"imageUploadMaxSizeMb":25,"staffPicks":{"title":"Staff Picks","catalogId":"c7bc6e1ee00f"}},"session":{"xsrf":""}}</script><script>window.__APOLLO_STATE__ = {"ROOT_QUERY":{"__typename":"Query","viewer":null,"collectionByDomainOrSlug({\"domainOrSlug\":\"gen.medium.com\"})":{"__ref":"Collection:ae2a65f35510"},"postResult({\"id\":\"f92e93dd44dc\"})":{"__ref":"Post:f92e93dd44dc"}},"ImageMetadata:1*unZgGeQ2KbRhWlduOOunFg.png":{"__typename":"ImageMetadata","id":"1*unZgGeQ2KbRhWlduOOunFg.png"},"Collection:ae2a65f35510":{"__typename":"Collection","id":"ae2a65f35510","favicon":{"__ref":"ImageMetadata:1*unZgGeQ2KbRhWlduOOunFg.png"},"customStyleSheet":{"__ref":"CustomStyleSheet:eed3a7771050"},"colorPalette":{"__typename":"ColorPalette","highlightSpectrum":{"__typename":"ColorSpectrum","backgroundColor":"#FFFFFFFF","colorPoints":[{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFDFD6","point":0},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFD9CF","point":0.1},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFD4C8","point":0.2},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFCEC2","point":0.3},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFC8BB","point":0.4},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFC2B4","point":0.5},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFBCAE","point":0.6},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFB6A7","point":0.7},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFB0A1","point":0.8},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFAA9A","point":0.9},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFA494","point":1}]},"defaultBackgroundSpectrum":{"__typename":"ColorSpectrum","backgroundColor":"#FFFFFFFF","colorPoints":[{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFE63935","point":0},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFD53833","point":0.1},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFC33731","point":0.2},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFB1352F","point":0.3},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF9F322C","point":0.4},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF8D2E28","point":0.5},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF7B2A24","point":0.6},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF682520","point":0.7},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF551F1B","point":0.8},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF411814","point":0.9},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF2D0F0D","point":1}]},"tintBackgroundSpectrum":{"__typename":"ColorSpectrum","backgroundColor":"#FFFF4B44","colorPoints":[{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFF4B44","point":0},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFF5E53","point":0.1},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFF7063","point":0.2},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFF8073","point":0.3},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFF9183","point":0.4},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFA193","point":0.5},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFB1A4","point":0.6},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFC1B4","point":0.7},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFD0C5","point":0.8},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFDFD6","point":0.9},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFEEE7","point":1}]}},"domain":"gen.medium.com","slug":"gen","googleAnalyticsId":null,"editors":[{"__typename":"CollectionMastheadUserItem","user":{"__ref":"User:11ba4fd53be0"}}],"name":"GEN","avatar":{"__ref":"ImageMetadata:1*AQbRi7322aPUWTzp_zOhTg.png"},"description":"A former publication from Medium about politics, power, and culture. Currently inactive and not taking submissions.","subscriberCount":101010,"latestPostsConnection({\"paging\":{\"limit\":1}})":{"__typename":"PostConnection","posts":[{"__ref":"Post:5021193272e7"}]},"viewerEdge":{"__ref":"CollectionViewerEdge:collectionId:ae2a65f35510-viewerId:lo_2e30e3dea575"},"twitterUsername":null,"facebookPageId":null,"logo":{"__ref":"ImageMetadata:1*RdVZMdvfV3YiZTw6mX7yWA.png"}},"CustomStyleSheet:eed3a7771050":{"__typename":"CustomStyleSheet","id":"eed3a7771050","global":{"__typename":"GlobalStyles","colorPalette":{"__typename":"StyleSheetColorPalette","primary":{"__typename":"ColorValue","colorPalette":{"__typename":"ColorPalette","highlightSpectrum":{"__typename":"ColorSpectrum","backgroundColor":"#FFFFFFFF","colorPoints":[{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFDFD1","point":0},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFD9C9","point":0.1},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFD4C2","point":0.2},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFCEBA","point":0.3},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFC8B2","point":0.4},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFC3AB","point":0.5},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFBDA4","point":0.6},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFB79C","point":0.7},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFB195","point":0.8},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFAB8E","point":0.9},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFA586","point":1}]},"defaultBackgroundSpectrum":{"__typename":"ColorSpectrum","backgroundColor":"#FFFFFFFF","colorPoints":[{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFE63A26","point":0},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFD53926","point":0.1},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFC33825","point":0.2},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFB13624","point":0.3},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF9F3322","point":0.4},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF8D2F20","point":0.5},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF7B2B1E","point":0.6},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF68251A","point":0.7},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF551F16","point":0.8},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF411811","point":0.9},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FF2D0F0A","point":1}]},"tintBackgroundSpectrum":{"__typename":"ColorSpectrum","backgroundColor":"#FFaf0904","colorPoints":[{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFAF0904","point":0},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFC52E1C","point":0.1},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFD94732","point":0.2},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFE95F47","point":0.3},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFF8745D","point":0.4},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFF8A73","point":0.5},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFF9E89","point":0.6},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFB39F","point":0.7},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFC7B5","point":0.8},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFDBCC","point":0.9},{"__typename":"ColorPoint","color":"#FFFFEFE2","point":1}]}}},"background":null},"fonts":{"__typename":"StyleSheetFonts","font1":{"__typename":"StyleSheetFont","name":"SERIF_1"},"font2":{"__typename":"StyleSheetFont","name":"SANS_SERIF_1"},"font3":{"__typename":"StyleSheetFont","name":"SERIF_2"}}},"header":{"__typename":"HeaderStyles","backgroundImage":{"__ref":"ImageMetadata:1*gijZhOoFwMbBkQ5UVI4unA.png"}}},"User:11ba4fd53be0":{"__typename":"User","id":"11ba4fd53be0"},"ImageMetadata:1*AQbRi7322aPUWTzp_zOhTg.png":{"__typename":"ImageMetadata","id":"1*AQbRi7322aPUWTzp_zOhTg.png"},"ImageMetadata:1*gijZhOoFwMbBkQ5UVI4unA.png":{"__typename":"ImageMetadata","id":"1*gijZhOoFwMbBkQ5UVI4unA.png"},"User:a72d87e1fc58":{"__typename":"User","id":"a72d87e1fc58","customDomainState":{"__typename":"CustomDomainState","live":{"__typename":"CustomDomain","domain":"mjarceneaux.medium.com"}},"hasSubdomain":true,"username":"mjarceneaux","name":"Michael Arceneaux","newsletterV3":{"__ref":"NewsletterV3:1f78e9cd7359"},"linkedAccounts":{"__ref":"LinkedAccounts:a72d87e1fc58"},"isSuspended":false,"imageId":"2*8NKEXmKuuehq68mHUezkKg.jpeg","mediumMemberAt":0,"verifications":{"__typename":"VerifiedInfo","isBookAuthor":false},"socialStats":{"__typename":"SocialStats","followerCount":13455,"followingCount":1,"collectionFollowingCount":0},"bio":"New York Times bestselling author of “I Can’t Date Jesus” and “I Don’t Want To Die Poor.”","isPartnerProgramEnrolled":true,"viewerEdge":{"__ref":"UserViewerEdge:userId:a72d87e1fc58-viewerId:lo_2e30e3dea575"},"viewerIsUser":false,"postSubscribeMembershipUpsellShownAt":0,"membership":null,"allowNotes":true,"twitterScreenName":""},"Post:5021193272e7":{"__typename":"Post","id":"5021193272e7","firstPublishedAt":1650393536106,"creator":{"__ref":"User:a72d87e1fc58"},"collection":{"__ref":"Collection:ae2a65f35510"},"isSeries":false,"mediumUrl":"https:\u002F\u002Fgen.medium.com\u002Fdianne-feinstein-and-other-senators-like-her-need-to-retire-5021193272e7","sequence":null,"uniqueSlug":"dianne-feinstein-and-other-senators-like-her-need-to-retire-5021193272e7"},"LinkedAccounts:a72d87e1fc58":{"__typename":"LinkedAccounts","mastodon":null,"id":"a72d87e1fc58"},"UserViewerEdge:userId:a72d87e1fc58-viewerId:lo_2e30e3dea575":{"__typename":"UserViewerEdge","id":"userId:a72d87e1fc58-viewerId:lo_2e30e3dea575","isFollowing":false,"isUser":false,"isMuting":false},"NewsletterV3:1f78e9cd7359":{"__typename":"NewsletterV3","id":"1f78e9cd7359","type":"NEWSLETTER_TYPE_AUTHOR","slug":"a72d87e1fc58","name":"a72d87e1fc58","collection":null,"user":{"__ref":"User:a72d87e1fc58"}},"Topic:4d562ee63426":{"__typename":"Topic","slug":"politics","id":"4d562ee63426","name":"Politics"},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_0":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_0","name":"9a70","type":"H3","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"Joe Biden’s Call to “Fund the Police” Will Haunt Him and Democrats","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"STRONG","start":0,"end":66,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_1":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_1","name":"fc8a","type":"H4","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"New footage of Patrick Lyoya being shot and killed by a police officer should renew focus on Democrats’ failure to reform policing","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"ImageMetadata:1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg":{"__typename":"ImageMetadata","id":"1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg","originalHeight":5773,"originalWidth":8660,"focusPercentX":48,"focusPercentY":14,"alt":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_2":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_2","name":"17f2","type":"IMG","href":null,"layout":"INSET_CENTER","metadata":{"__ref":"ImageMetadata:1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg"},"text":"Activists protest against the killing of Patrick Lyoya, who was killed by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop on April 4, 2022 in Grand Rapids, MI, USA., April 14, 2022. (Photo by Katie McTiernan\u002FAnadolu Agency via Getty Images)","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_3":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_3","name":"9638","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"In his first State of the Union address last month, President Joe Biden declared: “We should all agree: The answer is not to defund the police. It’s to fund the police.”","hasDropCap":true,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":0,"end":50,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.whitehouse.gov\u002Fbriefing-room\u002Fspeeches-remarks\u002F2022\u002F03\u002F01\u002Fremarks-of-president-joe-biden-state-of-the-union-address-as-delivered\u002F","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"STRONG","start":0,"end":50,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_4":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_4","name":"95b3","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"“Fund them,” he continued. “Fund them. Fund them with resources and training.”","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_5":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_5","name":"4f68","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"As noted by countless media outlets at the time, the comments drew bipartisan applause — including from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise. Given I would rather bathe in my own piss than vote for a Republican, I booed and hissed inside each and every single time such a novelty was mentioned with eagerness. How fitting that one of the few things both major American political parties can agree on is an ambivalence about the state sanctioned deaths of Black folk.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":49,"end":61,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.politico.com\u002Fnews\u002F2022\u002F03\u002F01\u002Fstate-of-the-union-2022-fund-police-00013065","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_6":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_6","name":"97c9","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"That’s exactly why as I watched Biden receive his standing ovation over his political pandering, I instantly wondered how long it would take before footage of another unarmed Black man being shot to death by a police officer would surface before Biden’s unnecessary boast would come back to haunt him. Not very long at all — a testament to many things but particularly Biden’s own failures to pass police reform in 2021.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":377,"end":419,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.independent.co.uk\u002Fnews\u002Fworld\u002Famericas\u002Fgeorge-floyd-police-reform-bill-fail-b1925559.html","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_7":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_7","name":"280d","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"On Wednesday, the Grand Rapids Police Department released videos showing a white officer fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop last week.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_8":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_8","name":"1671","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"The still unnamed officer was on the back of Lyoya before he appeared to shoot him in the head. Before the shooting, the two were seen having a brief exchange in which the officer asked if Lyoya had a driver’s license and proceeded to grab him. Lyoya pulls away and starts to run before eventually being tackled.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_9":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_9","name":"61b5","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"However, midway through the struggle, the officer’s body camera stops filming. Speaking with the New York Times, Chief Eric Winstrom of the Grand Rapids Police Department said pressure was applied to the camera to turn it off during the struggle but it was not clear who applied that pressure or whether it was intentional.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":79,"end":111,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002F2022\u002F04\u002F13\u002Fus\u002Fgrand-rapids-police-shooting-michigan-patrick-lyoya.html?referringSource=articleShare","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"EM","start":93,"end":111,"href":null,"anchorType":null,"userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_10":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_10","name":"83e4","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"How convenient for the unnamed police officer that fatally shot the unarmed Patrick Lyoya all the same. Winstrom showed dashcam, cell phone and the partial bodycam video. Thankfully, we also have the footage taken from the cell phone of a bystander.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":196,"end":207,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002FAttorneyCrump\u002Fstatus\u002F1514354299656192010","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":214,"end":248,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mlive.com\u002Fnews\u002Fgrand-rapids\u002F2022\u002F04\u002Fvideo-shows-grand-rapids-police-officer-struggling-with-patrick-lyoya-before-fatally-shooting-him.html","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_11":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_11","name":"7ba2","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"“The video clearly shows that this was an unnecessary, excessive and fatal use of force against an unarmed Black man who was confused by the encounter and terrified for his life,” Ben Crump, a lawyer for the family of Patrick Lyoya, said.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_12":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_12","name":"9754","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"They executed him. There is no other way to describe it. They executed him the way they have executed so many of us.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_13":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_13","name":"2e54","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"According to Crump’s office, Loyoya immigrated to the United States from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2014 and had lived in Grand Rapids for about five years. It should be unfathomable that a Black person immigrating from one of the poorest countries on the planet is no less safe from violence because of American law enforcement. But it makes too much sense.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_14":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_14","name":"0497","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"After all, no matter where you came from, if you are Black in America, you are more likely than not to be a target by the police. And no matter when we are stopped by the police, we have every good reason to worry. They target us more frequently and more ferociously without repercussions.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_15":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_15","name":"d5bf","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"It was only last year that the Grand Rapids Police Department reportedly ignored numerous requests by the city’s police oversight office to provide documentation regarding potential officer misconduct according to the office’s director.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":0,"end":21,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mlive.com\u002Fnews\u002Fgrand-rapids\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Fgrand-rapids-police-department-now-turning-over-misconduct-investigation-records-to-police-oversight-office.html","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":62,"end":72,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mlive.com\u002Fnews\u002Fgrand-rapids\u002F2021\u002F04\u002Fin-wake-of-controversial-traffic-stop-police-oversight-office-criticizes-grpd-for-not-turning-over-misconduct-records.html","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_16":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_16","name":"e257","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"That same year they were given an increased budget in spite of calls to spend less.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":34,"end":83,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.michiganradio.org\u002Fnews\u002F2021-05-20\u002Fgrand-rapids-approves-slight-increase-for-police-department-despite-calls-to-spend-less","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_17":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_17","name":"7d43","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"In a statement, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer expressed sympathy to the Lyoya family and called for any protests to be peaceful.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":96,"end":104,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002Fbyron_tollefson\u002Fstatus\u002F1514392361010446347","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_18":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_18","name":"2db9","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"“The Michigan State Police will conduct a transparent, independent investigation of the shooting,” Whitmer said. “Then, prosecutors must consider all the evidence, follow the law and take appropriate action on charges. Justice is foundational to safety, and without justice, we are all less safe.”","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_19":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_19","name":"700c","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"Whitmer, a former prosecutor, did not call on the Grand Rapids Police Department to be more peaceful. Or to exercise restraint. It’s not like I expected her to demand they not shoot Black people in the head while being on their back, but expressing sympathy only goes so far after so many victims of a known pattern.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_20":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_20","name":"b4dd","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"The only people who can be so mundane about this cycle of death are the people not facing that type of threat. Fine, but they should be more fearful if for no other reason that their political fortunes depend on it. The Biden administration and this Democratic-controlled Congress can’t permanently curb child poverty, fight inflation, and other factors that actually cause crime but want to pump their chests about giving even more money to the police and expect to garner the kind of voter participation levels they need in order to win.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_21":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_21","name":"7547","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"As much as many Americans may genuinely fear rising crime (partially due to cable news segments about crime based on what millionaire anchors hear is happening at Trader Joe’s or Manhattan or whatever), there are a lot of people who continue to be concerned about how easy it is for a cop to get away with killing Black people. In February, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed the slogan “defund the police is “dead and not Democrats’ position. We know, but the problem with that stance along with Biden’s proclamation is Democrats benefited from the largest social justice movement in American history happening during that election year.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":376,"end":414,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.politico.com\u002Fnews\u002F2022\u002F02\u002F13\u002Fpelosi-defund-police-democrats-00008449","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null},{"__typename":"Markup","type":"A","start":531,"end":540,"href":"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bostonherald.com\u002F2021\u002F01\u002F10\u002Fgeorge-floyd-breonna-taylor-others-fueled-biden-win\u002F","anchorType":"LINK","userId":null,"linkMetadata":null}],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_22":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_22","name":"ad45","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"That movement was based on fighting police brutality, and Patrick Lyoya’s killing, in all its casual brutality, is a reminder that Joe Biden and Democrats have not only failed to hold law enforcement accountable, it’s bragging about giving them even more spoils.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_23":{"__typename":"Paragraph","id":"bcb075ca4e57_23","name":"8246","type":"P","href":null,"layout":null,"metadata":null,"text":"If Democrats think this strategy will get them the votes they need to stay in power, they will earn their miserable defeat.","hasDropCap":null,"dropCapImage":null,"markups":[],"codeBlockMetadata":null,"iframe":null,"mixtapeMetadata":null},"CollectionViewerEdge:collectionId:ae2a65f35510-viewerId:lo_2e30e3dea575":{"__typename":"CollectionViewerEdge","id":"collectionId:ae2a65f35510-viewerId:lo_2e30e3dea575","isEditor":false,"isMuting":false},"ImageMetadata:1*RdVZMdvfV3YiZTw6mX7yWA.png":{"__typename":"ImageMetadata","id":"1*RdVZMdvfV3YiZTw6mX7yWA.png","originalWidth":1191,"originalHeight":635},"PostViewerEdge:postId:f92e93dd44dc-viewerId:lo_2e30e3dea575":{"__typename":"PostViewerEdge","shouldIndexPostForExternalSearch":true,"id":"postId:f92e93dd44dc-viewerId:lo_2e30e3dea575"},"Tag:blm":{"__typename":"Tag","id":"blm","displayTitle":"Blm","normalizedTagSlug":"blm"},"Tag:patrick-lyoya":{"__typename":"Tag","id":"patrick-lyoya","displayTitle":"Patrick Lyoya","normalizedTagSlug":"patrick-lyoya"},"Tag:police-brutality":{"__typename":"Tag","id":"police-brutality","displayTitle":"Police Brutality","normalizedTagSlug":"police-brutality"},"Tag:democrats":{"__typename":"Tag","id":"democrats","displayTitle":"Democrats","normalizedTagSlug":"democrats"},"Tag:joe-biden":{"__typename":"Tag","id":"joe-biden","displayTitle":"Joe Biden","normalizedTagSlug":"joe-biden"},"Post:f92e93dd44dc":{"__typename":"Post","id":"f92e93dd44dc","collection":{"__ref":"Collection:ae2a65f35510"},"content({\"postMeteringOptions\":{}})":{"__typename":"PostContent","isLockedPreviewOnly":false,"bodyModel":{"__typename":"RichText","sections":[{"__typename":"Section","name":"997e","startIndex":0,"textLayout":null,"imageLayout":null,"backgroundImage":null,"videoLayout":null,"backgroundVideo":null}],"paragraphs":[{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_0"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_1"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_2"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_3"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_4"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_5"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_6"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_7"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_8"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_9"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_10"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_11"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_12"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_13"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_14"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_15"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_16"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_17"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_18"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_19"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_20"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_21"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_22"},{"__ref":"Paragraph:bcb075ca4e57_23"}]},"validatedShareKey":"","shareKeyCreator":null},"creator":{"__ref":"User:a72d87e1fc58"},"inResponseToEntityType":null,"isLocked":false,"isMarkedPaywallOnly":false,"lockedSource":"LOCKED_POST_SOURCE_NONE","mediumUrl":"https:\u002F\u002Fgen.medium.com\u002Fjoe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc","primaryTopic":{"__ref":"Topic:4d562ee63426"},"topics":[{"__typename":"Topic","slug":"politics"},{"__typename":"Topic","slug":"race"},{"__typename":"Topic","slug":"justice"}],"isPublished":true,"latestPublishedVersion":"bcb075ca4e57","visibility":"PUBLIC","postResponses":{"__typename":"PostResponses","count":13},"clapCount":429,"allowResponses":true,"isLimitedState":false,"title":"Joe Biden’s Call to “Fund the Police” Will Haunt Him and Democrats","isSeries":false,"sequence":null,"uniqueSlug":"joe-bidens-call-to-fund-the-police-will-haunt-him-and-democrats-f92e93dd44dc","socialTitle":"","socialDek":"","canonicalUrl":"","metaDescription":"","latestPublishedAt":1650031089907,"readingTime":4.090566037735849,"previewContent":{"__typename":"PreviewContent","subtitle":"New footage of Patrick Lyoya being shot and killed by a police officer should renew focus on Democrats’ failure to reform policing"},"previewImage":{"__ref":"ImageMetadata:1*l5gUP6M-a5C3bUwElkngDg.jpeg"},"isShortform":false,"seoTitle":"","firstPublishedAt":1650030026786,"updatedAt":1662281833808,"shortformType":"SHORTFORM_TYPE_LINK","seoDescription":"","viewerEdge":{"__ref":"PostViewerEdge:postId:f92e93dd44dc-viewerId:lo_2e30e3dea575"},"isSuspended":false,"license":"ALL_RIGHTS_RESERVED","tags":[{"__ref":"Tag:blm"},{"__ref":"Tag:patrick-lyoya"},{"__ref":"Tag:police-brutality"},{"__ref":"Tag:democrats"},{"__ref":"Tag:joe-biden"}],"isNewsletter":false,"statusForCollection":"APPROVED","pendingCollection":null,"detectedLanguage":"en","wordCount":1031,"layerCake":3,"responsesLocked":false}}</script><script>window.__MIDDLEWARE_STATE__={"session":{"xsrf":""},"cache":{"cacheStatus":"HIT"}}</script><script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/manifest.b2314f6d.js"></script><script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/9865.1496d74a.js"></script><script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/main.24534aeb.js"></script><script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/instrumentation.d9108df7.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/reporting.ff22a7a5.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/9120.5df29668.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/5049.d1ead72d.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/4810.6318add7.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/6618.db187378.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2707.b0942613.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/9977.5b3eb23a.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/8599.1ab63137.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/5250.9f9e01d2.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/6349.b071a958.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2648.26563adf.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/8393.826a25fb.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/7079.67349d50.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/3735.afb7e926.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/5642.a2d9f6a1.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/6546.cd03f950.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/6834.08de95de.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/7346.72622eb9.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2420.2a5e2d95.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/839.ca7937c2.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/7975.d195c6f1.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2106.21ff89d3.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/7394.3d049572.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/2961.00a48598.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/8204.c4082863.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/4391.59acaed3.chunk.js"></script> <script src="https://cdn-client.medium.com/lite/static/js/PostPage.MainContent.c8a11795.chunk.js"></script><script>window.main();</script><script>(function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument||a.contentWindow.document;if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML="window.__CF$cv$params={r:'8e7435fbceb5464f',t:'MTczMjM5NjkwNy4wMDAwMDA='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.nonce='';a.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange||function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();</script></body></html>