The death of George Floyd and the civil unrest that followed have left liberal politicians and activists to call for defunding police departments nationwide.<br />However, Democratic candidate Joe Biden is still pledging an additional $300 million in funding for America's police departments.<br />His campaign said Biden "supports the urgent need for reform."<br />However, Business Insider reports Biden also believes more funding, not less, is needed to enact it.<br />Biden wrote an op-ed in USA Today.<br />"I've long been a firm believer in the power of community policing—getting cops out of their cruisers and building relationships with the people and the communities they are there to serve and protect."<br />"That's why I'm proposing an additional $300 million to reinvigorate community policing in our country."<br />"Every single police department should have the money they need to institute real reforms."<br />Some reforms Biden is in favor of: adopting a national use of force standard, buying body cameras, and recruiting more diverse police officers.
