NPR correspondent advocates for police abolition and criticizes 'racist' Americans who call emergency services.

An NPR correspondent advocated for the destruction of the law enforcement complex in America, believing it to be irreparably racist and beyond any reform.

Gene Demby is a correspondent at NPR's culture wing who focuses on reporting "Black Truths." He holds leftist views, including the belief that America is a country built and defined by white supremacy. On his Twitter account, he identifies as "The LeBron James of Pig Feet" and expresses his most extreme ideologies, such as the notion that police do not prevent crime and contribute to "racist state violence."

"No policing is inherently destructive, so abolition means *no* policing," he stated in a June 2020 X post.

Demby emphasized that his viewpoint was more extreme than those advocating for reform or police funding reduction.

The NPR correspondent stated in an August 2020 X post that "reform" differs from "abolition" because it maintains the concept of policing but with modifications such as more diverse police forces and different training. However, none of these changes disrupts the fundamental principles of policing.

"The movement is abolish the police."

Demby said police have very little "vital function" in society.

"The police are not effective in solving violent crimes, preventing crimes, de-escalating situations, and helping people. What is their purpose besides social control?" he asked.

He went on to call the American public "racist."

The prospect of state violence, including deadly force, is always present when the police interact with Black people during a bulls--t traffic stop or a jumpy gentrifier calls 911. The most effective way to prevent Black people from being killed by cops is to eliminate unnecessary encounters. This removes the bias in police imperatives, among individual officers, and among a racist public who use 911 as a customer service hotline.

Demby replied to a user who stated, "The police's powers should be revoked, and all rules must be changed. We need to start from scratch and eliminate policing entirely. It's time for a new approach."

In August 2020, Demby responded with "Right, that's what I'm saying."

In May 2021, he stated that "cops are not protecting anyone" in response to a hypothetical question about who would protect people.

During his affiliation with NPR, Demby expressed his left-wing views on police. His first byline was published in 2012.

NPR did not respond to Planet Chronicle Digital's inquiry about the correspondent.

NPR's Code Switch podcast team, led by Demby, aims to provide "fearless conversations about race" and features stories on "whiteness" and "Imagining A World Without Prison."

Pew research shows that his views on defunding the police are more closely aligned with White Democrats than with Black America.

In 2021, Pew research found that Democratic Black Americans generally support increased funding for law enforcement, more so than White liberals, during the peak of discussions about defunding the police.

A study found that only 25% of Black Americans supported reducing funding for police budgets, while 36% wanted to maintain the current level of funding.

The New York Times reported that NPR has been facing difficulties in attracting an audience, which has resulted in revenue issues.

According to Times reporters Benjamin Mullin and Jeremy Peters, the company is facing challenges such as declining audience and revenue, as well as internal conflict over how to address these issues.

Despite a "decade-long effort to increase NPR's staff diversity," the number of listeners has not increased as much as anticipated by executives.

Uri Berliner, a longtime NPR editor, resigned after blowing the whistle on alleged liberal bias at the organization in a piece for The Free Press. He stated that he could not work in a newsroom where he was disparaged by a new CEO whose divisive views confirmed the very problems at NPR that he had cited.

NPR's story discussions about liberal bias have been brought into the spotlight, with CEO Katherine Maher gaining attention for her past social media posts expressing far-left views.

Amid accusations of liberal bias, Republicans are advocating for NPR to lose taxpayer funding through defunding.

"Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., who proposed a bill to defund NPR, stated that the government should not fund media, especially those with a clear bias. NPR has a long history of left-wing bias, which has only intensified over time. There is no justification for taxpayers to fund such media."

NPR receives a significant portion of its funding from corporate sponsorships, but also benefits from federal funds through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which oversees both NPR and the Public Broadcasting Service.

This report was contributed to by Brian Flood, Elizabeth Elkind, and Aubrie Spady of Planet Chronicle.