'Lawless' examines the anti-police movement in the wake of George Floyd's death

A new documentary examines the effects of the anti-police movement across the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd in May 2020 .

The city of Austin , Texas , voted to cut the police budget by one third in August 2020 .

While Austin later voted to move funding back to the police department, it still faces massive staffing shortages and its chief of police resigned in August .