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 we’re done, we’re not simply gonna glue it back together," he added. "We are going to dramatically rethink how we approach public safety and emergency response. It’s 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."
you can't have criminals in charge stealing billions and weaking the entire populace without profound societal changes, all bad....
That was enough.
And how many businesses would stay open under those circumstances?
Perhaps we need to build a wall around Minneapolis.
“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?”
I guess under the new system it will be illegal for a “comfortable white person” to complain about a garage or house break-in.
The Africanization of America continues at breakneck speed.
I’m utterly astounded how whites are so easily guilted to the point of committing suicide!
What exactly, do they plan to replace it with? And when?
And what happens in the meantime??? Total anarchy????
alternative approaches, how about the honor system? Or maybe demerit system.
Hey business is located in Minnesota
GTHO that s***hole place
Well if the Soro’s appointed district attorney will not charge for crimes then no need to arrest.
“That is what the people want.”
I say we give it to them.
Good and hard.
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SPJNK.
I am with you.
“Chief among those calling for change is Northside council member Jeremiah Ellison,”
Ellison...I know that name.
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I haven’t seen that anywhere. Do you have a link or can you cite the source?
Don’t they have a Sharia Force that can take over?
I wonder if that homicidal knee-on-the-throat cop realized what he was opening the door to.
Lots of black guys are violently killed every year and the left doesn’t seem to care one bit. Why do they suddenly care now?
Sooooo.... that old trope about not blaming everyone in a certain group, just for the actions of a few members of that group.... we’re throwing that out now? Or only just for this group?
I've got a better idea, Councilors. Dismantle ALL laws then you won't need Law Enforcement officers!/s
Succinct and to the point. Brava!
never take down a fence until you understand why it was put there in the first place.
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