A group of Minneapolis City Council members have announced their intentions to proceed with disbanding the city's police force.
Council
president Lisa Bender made the announcement at a Black Visions
Collective and Reclaim the Block rally at Powderhorn Park Sunday, just
blocks from where George Floyd lost his life at the hands of police on
May 25.
Bender says that the plan is to "end our city’s toxic relationship with the Minneapolis Police Department."
"It's our commitment to end policing as we know it, and recreate systems of public safety that actually keep us safe," she said.
This
weekend, an op-ed from Ward 3 councilor Steve Fletcher proposed some
situations in which alternatives to police officers will be used, such
as by dispatching mental health professionals to mental health crisis
calls, and fire department EMTs to opioid overdose calls. Traffic
offenses meanwhile could be handled by an increase in camera coverage,
or the city's street parking teams.
Well, I guess any visits to Mpls will be even fewer then before. I like to go visit my grand parents graves at a cemetery in Minneapolis. Going to see the pro sports teams is out. Not risking my life or the families for anyone. I just don't understand their thinking. Does this mean that the Country Sheriff has to pick up the slack, State Patrol, or maybe even the National Guard...Will the P.D's from other cities stop assisting when necessary??
The craziness of 2020 continues.
Stay Safe.
Rob
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Yeah; I heard about this. Out on my end of Dystopia, the "mayor" of L.A. decided not to give the police the budget increase it was due. This was after he called his police "killers," and kneeled for the "black lives matter" folks. He might as well have put his head on a chopping block while he was at it...
Fine; disband the police. Next time you're in trouble, call one of the only people whose lives matter...
Me? I'll just sit here and share a beer with Misters Smith, Wesson, and Mossberg...
Well said sir. Lots of folks in Rural America have guns. A popular high school sport is trap shooting.
They'll think no cops is great until THEY need one.
All of this is a knee jerk reaction. Its not thought out very well.
Wait until these people call 911 and the operator says, it will be at least a 2 hour wait until an officer finishes other calls before yours!
it will be more like "we only handle fire and medical sorry" click...
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