Michelle Puch's guest appearances

Michelle Puch

Pop It

Rosie O'Donnell

Renee King

Jessica Walsh

Derek Thompson

Lucy Hale

Bill Belichick

Michelle Miller

Brynn Elliott

Megan Jasper

Nikki Bell

Che Anderson

Allison Bamcat

Molly Bish

Nicole Boucher

Whitney Allen

OwlTail

Defund WPD

My own experiences reporting on the Worcester Police Department have informed my perspective on community policing up to this point. (I would like to acknowledge my serious place of privilege as a white middle-class woman.) Writing about  Officer Alexander Maracallo, the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Initiative and the Shannon Grant painted a positive picture in my mind of the WPD's work with our City's youth. This interview with Molly Bond and Michelle Puch of Defund WPD pushed me to begin questioning the societal structures and systems I had come to accept as unchanging. We talked "guardian vs. warrior," school resource officers, and the reallocation of funding. I left with more questions than answers, but I think that might be a good thing for now. -Sarah

<p>My own experiences reporting on the Worcester Police Department have informed my perspective on community policing up to this point. (I would like to acknowledge my serious place of privilege as a white middle-class woman.) Writing about <a href="https://www.worcestermag.com/2017/12/07/two-minutes-alexander-maracallo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Officer Alexander Maracallo</a>, <a href="https://issuu.com/worcestermag/docs/wm_030818/16" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Initiative and the Shannon Grant</a> painted a positive picture in my mind of the WPD's work with our City's youth. This interview with Molly Bond and Michelle Puch of Defund WPD pushed me to begin questioning the societal structures and systems I had come to accept as unchanging. We talked "guardian vs. warrior," school resource officers, and the reallocation of funding. I left with more questions than answers, but I think that might be a good thing for now. -Sarah</p>

A Conversation with Defund WPD (ft. Molly Bond & Michelle Puch)