A councilman and mayoral candidate in Atlanta who backs the 'Defund the Police' movement and voted to cut the police budget by $73 million, was dragged from his car while it was being stolen Wednesday. That 'Defund the Police' ordinance - which would've reallocated $73 million of the police budget - was rejected by the city council. Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown was the victim of a car theft on Wednesday morningCrime in Atlanta has been soaring since the past year, especially murders and shootings. 'You don’t immediately think, 'Oh, these kids are going to steal my car,'' Brown said. I then engaged and tried to get him out of the car,' Brown stated.

Source: Daily Mail May 27, 2021 14:56 UTC