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What it would take to demilitarize police

caption: Police officers form a line on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, outside of a College Republicans rally at Red Square on the University of Washington campus in Seattle.
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Police officers form a line on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, outside of a College Republicans rally at Red Square on the University of Washington campus in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer

Recent protests have catapulted concepts like police abolition and demilitarization into the spotlight. But what would that look like here?

To understand how demilitarization and other reforms could change King County policing, we spoke with county councilmember Girmay Zahilay.

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