Minneapolis may defund police

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The city council of Minneapolis,MN is considering defunding and deconstructing the city police department.

They have not yet decided what type of security agency and or private security company would take the place of the municipal police Dept.

This possible new plan is still on the drawing board but is a real possibility.

CNN

Vigilantes, perhaps?

Private security are more corrupt then cops.

Minneapolis has now disbanded it's police department in favor of a community policing initiative.

I think I know where all the criminals are now going to move to,Minnesota,you better get busy building more prisons cause your crime rate is going to go through the roof.

Whats the community rent O cops going to do if they need a swat team,at least Minnesota has laxed gun laws and citizens can defend themselves.

The state police are now banned from the University of Massachusetts campus,where will this end

Mayor Marty Walsh says he may reallocate money that would have been spent on the police in Boston.

So now they are going to defund the Boston police.This will certainly create new jobs building prisons for the coming surge in crime.

And if the defund police in Springfield or Holyoke,what citizen group will walk those streets.

I think I know what the next hot items will be now that the Lysol problem is over with covid.

A side effect of this is that Dunkin' Donuts stock is going to plummet

Transcript from CNN's New Day from today I've bolded the bottom part where the Minneapolis City Council President does not answer the host's question:

"CAMEROTA: Okay, John. Joining us now is Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender. Ms. Bender, we're so happy to have you this morning, because the move by the city council certainly got a lot of people's attention last night and we're so happy to have you clarify this. So what are you trying to do? Are you hoping by dismantling the Minneapolis Police Department that you will be getting rid of the police department?

LISA BENDER, PRESIDENT MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL: I think in Minneapolis, watching George Floyd's death, and the four -- the actions of the four police officers that were involved has been a huge wake-up call for so many in Minneapolis to see what many already knew, which is that our police department is not keeping every member of our community safe.

And so I think step one for us is to tell the truth. Nine council members from communities all across the city of all different backgrounds, standing together to tell the truth and say, this system isn't working for too many of our neighbors for too long, our reform efforts have failed and we have done many, many attempts at reform and new leadership in the department and many things and we still see this tragic death.

And so I think the wake-up of our community is what's driving the city council's announcement yesterday. And now the hard work begins for us to rebuild systems that really work to keep all of our communities safe.

CAMEROTA: But to be clear, you're not talking about reform. The word, dismantle, is intentionally different than reform. This is more than reform. This is dismantling. I mean, activists who support this are calling this a police-free future.

BENDER: Yes. And, you know, a lot of us were asked if we could imagine a future without police back in 2017, when we were running for office. And I answered yes to that question. To me, that future is a long way away and it would take an enormous amount of investment in things that we know work to keep people safe.

I mean, for a lot of folks in our community, stable housing is a safety issue. Having access to healthcare is a safety issue. And so, having -- you know, I think one thing folks are asking is to stop investing so much money in this militarized police force and instead invest in the things that our community really needs.

So, you know, I know the statement was bold and I stand by that bold statement, but the work ahead of us will be long, it will include every member of our community. It has to. And, you know, I think we have very immediate things, we have a state action against our police department, which gives us legal mechanisms in the very short-term.

You know, there are lessons from all over the country, all over the world that we're looking to take immediate steps while we work toward building the systems that we would need to imagine that future.

CAMEROTA: Do you understand that the word, dismantle, or police-free also makes some people nervous, for instance? What if in the middle of night, my home is broken into? Who do I call?

BENDER: Yes, I mean, hear that loud and clear from a lot of my neighbors. And I know -- and myself, too, and I know that that comes from a place of privilege. Because for those of us for whom the system is working, I think we need to step back and imagine what it would feel like to already live in that reality where calling the police may mean more harm is done."

Does not answer the question.

What you need to know about plans to defund Minneapolis Police - Agreement by 9 of 13 council members is a tiny step in what could be a long process