White Support For BLM Falls, And A Key Police Reform Effort Is Coming Up Short
b'Daniel Prude died of asphyxia a week after his brother called 911 on March 23. His death was ruled a homicide. Joe Prude told NPR his brother was having a mental health crisis.
Calls like that make up an estimated 20% of police calls. NPR\'s Eric Westervelt reports that efforts to reform how police respond \\u2014 with crisis intervention teams \\u2014 have fallen short.
And as protests for racial justice have continued, public support for the Black Lives Matter movement has fallen \\u2014 especially among white Americans. NPR\'s Brian Mann and Elizabeth Baker explain why activists say they need more support from white protesters.
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