Editorial: N.C. legislative leaders say: 'Defund the Police,' sort of
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 -- Rather than finger-pointing for blame and desperately grasping for an elusive partisan advantage, the General Assembly would be better off acknowledging that "Black Lives Matter." Instead of "defund the (State Capitol) police," the legislature should spend its time fixing systemic discrimination - the imposition of which is symbolized by the statues that are the focal point of protesters' wrath.