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Now that four corrupt police officers have been charged in the murder of George Floyd, the conversation has shifted to the issue of police reform. I hear that word a lot: reform. It's popular, but most of all, it's safe. In fact, that's why police departments and politicians across the country use the word "reform" so much.We as a people need to understand the true meaning of reform so that we don't continue making the mistakes of calling for it. To reform means to strengthen or to make better. From the perspective of the ruling class, reforming the system is in their best financial interest, since it is the ruling class who benefits most from it. Working-class, poor black and brown people have no real stake in this system. Therefore reforming it means little to nothing when it comes to us.For example, when juveniles were being sentenced to life without parole, people called for reform and they got it, but it wasn't what they expected, because while juveniles are no longer sentenced to serve life without paro