John Oliver Breaks Down What It Means to Defund the Police
If you want to see change in policing, John Oliver has broken down what needs to be done. While appearing remotely on The Tonight Show on Monday, the Last Week Tonight host discussed the topic of defunding the police, a cause that has gained momentum following the death of George Floyd and amid the Black Lives Matter movement. Oliver offered context on the topic to host Jimmy Fallon, recalling how he initially learned about "defund the police" through an episode of Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas.
"That was the first time I started realizing what defunding the police actually meant," he recalled.
"It wasn't a punitive thing to do.
It was reallocating...
