Minneapolis City Council members realize Police are Important..pulls back efforts to Abolish Police Department.... (death, Minnesota)

[WannaliveinGreenville]

Minneapolis City Council members realize police are important, pull back efforts to abolish department

The Minneapolis City Council's attempt to defund or abolish the city's police department appears to have lost momentum as the highly charged emotion after George Floyd's death in May gives way to the reality of how important a police department is to public safety, according to the Star Tribune.

Efforts to defund the police in Seattle also stalled in the months after intense protests that included a literal occupation of nine city blocks and a police precinct. The city council voted to slash the police budget significantly, potentially resulting in the loss of 100 officers. However, Mayor Jenny Durkan vetoed that proposal. Durkan said she vetoed it due to a lack of planning for how to compensate for the loss of that much of the police force.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/minnea...ice-department

[mascoma]

They're like leaves in the wind. No brain, they just react to the latest outrage that gets spun by the fake news media machine.

Seattle City Council's vote to defund police linked to recall effort
https://komonews.com/news/local/seat...-recall-effort

[citizensadvocate]

In my experience if a city has no police department or abolishes its police department the County Sheriff Deputies will take over. I be curious is it better or less corrupt than having a police department. In MN’s northern neighbor the RCMP takes over cities without a police Department.

The issue is whether Minnesota would follow Colorado’s example of abolishing (un) qualified impunity for politicians and government personnel not just police departments. That’s the real issue behind all the social issues with policing and others in the US. It’s not so much Black lives matter as the name seem to mislead the real issue but abolish government impunity.

[WannaliveinGreenville]

Originally Posted by mascoma

They're like leaves in the wind. No brain, they just react to the latest outrage that gets spun by the fake news media machine.

Seattle City Council's vote to defund police linked to recall effort
https://komonews.com/news/local/seat...-recall-effort

Sounds like the cry baby CHOP did not get their wish.