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."
Especially gun control laws
You’re not convicting the cop that had his knee in Floyd’s neck?
Defund and dismantle the police. So that .... what. Americans are left alone
To defend themselves?
Something bigger seems to be in the works on this one.
The radical ideas and plans are accelerating at a pace too fast to get a grip on.
They’re looking at a small part of the city and telling everyone else , screw you
The councilors need to be detained. Just don’t knee their neck, don’t know who is covid or snorting fent.
I’ve got a better idea, Councilors. Dismantle ALL laws then you won’t need Law Enforcement officers!/s
Don’t give them any ideas.
I wish I was joking.
Time to get the hell out of town.
I think someone else said it: The Minneapolis police should go on strike - but their condition should be, we won’t go back to work until the entire city council and mayor resign!
Either one would be bad.
Lake We Be Gone.
I hope he succeeds where Epstein needed help...
I seriously doubt that killing black people is part of the police training manual.
Peace officers + 2nd Amendment is an effective law-and-liberty combo.
“Obama’s Legacy”
Absolutely! We are seeing some mighty fine “Community Organizing” going on around the country the past week.
We now have national figures advocating for this. I will not be shocked if Biden does so too, though it is a sign of desperation.
“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. “
ironic, isn’t it that someone who wants to ELIMINATE the MPD complains about slow response time due to budget cuts ... i guess he doesn’t understand that if you ELIMINATE the MPD, then the response times become infinitely long ... you really just can’t make this stuff up ... i guess this is what happens when the LIVs elect complete morons to run their city ...
“Watch business and residents flee like never seen before..”
yeah, if any of that happens or even comes close to happening, property values will disintegrate as everyone tries to flee at once ... the smart folks will see the trend soonest and sell out and leave before everyone else gets it and tries to squeeze through the exist door all at once ...
“Yes. We are going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department and replace it with a transformative new model of public safety.”
Could the crips and bloods be the transformative new model to replace the police? Gangbangers are good at enforcement
Huh? So she is saying that without Police you will see a increase in crime. If you build a new system, which you have no idea how to do it, that means you will build it with whit supremacy?
Who votes for these idiots?
I’ve read reports that possibly half of all trade shows/conferences are considering leaving Chicago.
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