Posted on 06/04/2020 6:32:26 PM PDT by Ennis85
Members of Minneapolis City Council are adding fuel to growing calls for the disbanding of the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of George Floyd's killing.
There have been rumblings in recent days of looking for alternative approaches to law enforcement and crime prevention in Minneapolis, as trust in the police department continues to plummet after the 46-year-old's death.
Chief among those calling for change is Northside council member Jeremiah Ellison, who on Thursday tweeted "we are going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department."
"And when were done, were not simply gonna glue it back together," he added. "We are going to dramatically rethink how we approach public safety and emergency response. Its really past due."
Ellison, the 5th Ward council member who is the son of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Public Schools Board Chair Kim Ellison, is not alone in expressing a desire to bring an end to MPD in its current form.
Council president Lisa Bender backed Ellison's call, tweeting: "Yes. We are going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department and replace it with a transformative new model of public safety."
Earlier on Thursday, she noted how she has "long supported moving money from MPD to community strategies."
Furthermore, she says as the council moves towards transforming law enforcement in the city, she called on the city's white community to stand up.
"If you are a comfortable white person asking to dismantle the police I invite you to reflect: are you willing to stick with it? Will you be calling in three months to ask about garage break-ins? Are you willing to dismantle white supremacy in all systems, including a new system?
"I mean this quite sincerely & seriously: just look at recent conversations about City-funded neighborhood organizations to understand how explicitly we would have to work to establish alternative systems that do not replicate the same problems. White ppl need to show up for this."
The council has proved to be a check on Mayor Jacob Frey's efforts to increase policing in recent years, and the killing of Floyd has seen them become more and more vocal about calls for change.
Ward 3 member Steve Fletcher earlier this week accused MPD of reducing response times to his ward because he had voted for budget cuts for the department.
He said the continued presence of Minneapolis Police Federation President Bob Kroll shows that MPD is "irredeemably beyond reform."
Democrats:
We will loot and shoot you. We are eliminating the middle-man.
Democratic “leader”:
Don’t forget to “donate” your clothing on the way to the camps. All Aboard!
God bless Amerika.
Lefties are cargo cultists—they think the cargo magically appears on the island as long as the proper “virtue signals” are offered to the cargo gods.
Don’t you realize that there is no limit to the depravity of the left?
Come on man. Not you too???
Because this is ALL because of him.
You sound like a liberal :)
You want millions in law enforcement making millions of arrests a week to not have ONE very bad apple.
You want utopia and thus you want communism and that cannot happen.
The response is an OUTRAGE.
Where are your comments online saying “i wonder if that black guy that raped and killed that white woman realized what he was opening the door to”?
I don’t think we’ll find it.
Because we don’t respond like degenerate monsters to a murder or rape.
We don’t talk in RIDICULOUS ways, like dismantling black neighborhoods.
I’d expect your post on a leftist site.
Not here.
I read where they worked together at a club. Is that a coincidence?
Also no revenue from traffic tickets.
Obama and his shadow government have been very busy for the last few years.
Agreed , but those socialists should not be allowed to live in our states or areas anymore since they pushed for their Marxist cities.
Wow, I guess it is going back to the Wild Wild West. Everyone carry a gun and shop owner have a gun handy to protect what is theirs. Yet ANOTHER Democrat ran state I don’t ever have to go visit and spend my money in. Sad that my tax dollars will go there somewhat.
And all the problems are all Trumps fault.
Do I really need the < /s>?
the twin Cities are Harare on the Prarie. They are no longer America
They better get their families and get the hell out of there as quick as they can.. They will quickly become the target of the "new order" of thugs that's going to take over the streets in the name of the city..
To all the working folks, middle class, and God fearing people of that place I can only say this; If your not willing to take up arms to stop this madness, to fight to protect your love ones and your own homes and property, and do this right NOW.. Then you better RUN FOR IT..! After all the firearms are collected and the barriers go up it will be too late..
You still depend on a county commission to appropriate a budget for the sheriffs office. Deputy sheriffs do not just appear, you much pay and equip them, provide back office support, etc.
I saw a report in the last few days that the Hispanic gangs were protecting Hispanic businesses in Chicago from being looted.
Strange times.
Yes, and you may call your new masters, ANTIFA..! The new "Social Justice Warriors."
Unfortunately self hating white leftists will just come to the suburbs and red States and start taking over like they did in Colorado and they did in Virginia
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