Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) National Political Committee member Frances Gill declined to say Sunday which agency would find and jail a rapist if police and prisons were abolished, dodging the question during a televised interview.
Gill made the remarks in an interview with NBC 4 Los Angeles anchor Conan Nolan, who pressed her on the group’s platform after she affirmed its calls to defund police and eliminate jails.
Nolan first confirmed the DSA’s stated goals, noting the party’s website backs defunding police and asking whether it also wants to get rid of prisons and jails. Gill answered that it does. He then posed a direct scenario.
“So if my...
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