Old North News

House Speaker Tim Moore recently rebuked North Carolina Democrats for reportedly pledging their support to a national campaign that proposes defunding the police.

“Law enforcement officers across our nation, in our state, are being targeted," Moore (R-Cleveland) said, The Center Square reported on Sept. 14. "I consider this pledge, signing this pledge, a direct attack on all those in law enforcement in North Carolina."

Dozens of North Carolina elected officials and candidates committed to model legislation called the Community Reinvestment Act to meet seven policy goals proposed by liberal advocacy group Future Now, which includes a call to divert money from law enforcement to fund community-based programs.

However, the model legislation is just one part of Future Now policy goals. The organization has said that it does not have a stance on defunding police, the News & Observer reported in a Fact Check article about Democrats reported as pledging their support to defund police. . 

"Communities are safest when all residents have access to education,  jobs and opportunities to build their lives – higher education and employment levels are associated with lower crime rates," the pledge stated, The Center Square reported. "Police funding, on the other hand, has been shown to have no  connection to crime rates."