Amber Ruffin reminds us, through song, that we still don’t have police reform

Remember last year when Minneapolis police murdered George Floyd, sparking worldwide protests against racism and police brutality? Remember how people stood in solidarity and demanded police reform in order to prevent such events ever happening again? Remember how people thought that maybe, finally, something would change?

Well if your bubble of optimistic ignorance hasn’t burst by now, The Amber Ruffin Show is here to drive a big ol’ pin in it. Performing a literal song and dance about America’s continued lack of police reform, Ruffin listed a number of other bills the U.S. Senate has gotten around to since Floyd was murdered — including one recognising National Police Week.

It sounds like a joke. It is not.

To be fair, National Police Week is an annual event that has been recognised in the U.S. since the early ’60s. Even so, continuing the tradition without clearly acknowledging the events of 2020 is remarkably tone deaf, and shows just how out of touch both the government and the police are with the community they allegedly aim to protect.