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Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to defund and dismantle the city's police department
msn ^ | 6/7/2020 | By Dakin Andone, Christina Maxouris and Josh Campbell, CNN

Posted on 06/07/2020 4:26:59 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19

Council President Lisa Bender told CNN that with the nine votes the city council members would have a veto-proof majority of the council's 13 members.

Sunday's pledge was an acknowledgment that the current system is not working, Bender said.

"(We need) to listen, especially to our black leaders, to our communities of color, for whom policing is not working and to really let the solutions lie in our community," she said.

Pressed for details on what the dismantling might look like, Bender told CNN she was looking to shift police funding toward community-based strategies and that the city council would discuss how to replace the current police department.

"The idea of having no police department is certainly not in the short term," she added.

Bender and other council members analyzed the nature of 911 calls by constituents, she said, and found most were for mental health services, health and EMT and fire services.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


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To: ScottinVA

Just bought 2 cases of popcorn, enjoy the show.


81 posted on 06/07/2020 5:37:13 PM PDT by cabbieguy ("I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up"can't be counted)
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To: DoodleDawg
Minneapolis after the police are defunded
82 posted on 06/07/2020 5:38:39 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Hillary Clinton: Just like Joe with only half the dementia.)
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To: blueunicorn6

So, who’s going to protect the city council members?

As long as they pay protection money they’ll be OK


83 posted on 06/07/2020 5:38:51 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: 4Liberty

Very good...

I love people’s creativity.


84 posted on 06/07/2020 5:39:31 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Some of the folks around these parts have been sniffing super flu.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Remember John Adams said something to the effect that our constitution is meant for only a moral and religious people, and is inadequate for the governing of any other.

Yep. The Roman Empire lasted 500 years, the USA will be lucky to see 300.

85 posted on 06/07/2020 5:39:54 PM PDT by USS Alaska (NUKE THE MOOSELIMB, TERRORISTS, NOW!)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Back to the Future part II


86 posted on 06/07/2020 5:40:51 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Hambone 1934
domestic violence calls..

The most dangerous situations of all. Will never forget as a young RN the night a 24yo deputy was rushed in after receiving a face/head full of buckshot. I remember as we transferred him from the stretcher, there was gravel all over his back where he went down. Strange how we recall such insignificant details.

87 posted on 06/07/2020 5:44:04 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Don't be a pinhead.)
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To: Fungi

Mad Max fashion of course.


88 posted on 06/07/2020 5:46:54 PM PDT by Desslok
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To: RomanSoldier19

“Minneapolis City Council announces plans to disband police department”

https://nypost.com/2020/06/07/minneapolis-city-council-plans-to-disband-the-police-department/

Who will take the place of the police? Social workers LOL LOL!!!

So, When, will they introduce Sharia law as the law of Minneapolistan and then of Minnesotastan?

https://youtu.be/sjJVO8GASmw


89 posted on 06/07/2020 5:52:09 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (YLDM!! Your Lives do not Matter! OBTLM, Only Black Thugs' Lives Matter!)
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To: RomanSoldier19; All
There are about 800 police officers on the MPD, and 300 employees who are not sworn officers.

The Hennepin County Sherrif's office has about 250 employees, total.

90 posted on 06/07/2020 5:52:12 PM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: allendale

NYC without the NYPD will show what Hobbes meant.


91 posted on 06/07/2020 5:53:54 PM PDT by robowombat (Orthodox)
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To: allendale

Mayor London Breed of San Francisco wants to defund the police too.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-leaders-say-they-ll-redirect-police-funds-to-15318633.php


92 posted on 06/07/2020 5:57:42 PM PDT by moviefan8
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To: DoodleDawg

Lol, I’m sure they are going to find that they get a sizable amount of money in matching fund for policing. The Democrats in Congress will try to cover their ass but it won’t work. Should be fun to watch


93 posted on 06/07/2020 6:01:30 PM PDT by WHBates
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To: RomanSoldier19

https://mobile.twitter.com/CassandraDuBoi1/status/1269462753132994560

Here’s how it will look (WARNING - language


94 posted on 06/07/2020 6:05:13 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: DoughtyOne

95 posted on 06/07/2020 6:05:14 PM PDT by knarf
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To: RomanSoldier19

The address’ of the councilman’s residence should be made public so anarchists have a place to go and thank them for what they have done to the people of Minneapolis.


96 posted on 06/07/2020 6:06:07 PM PDT by chopperk
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To: blueunicorn6

The council members will not need protection. Their home residences address’ should be published so anarchists have a place to go and thank the members for their kind deed.


97 posted on 06/07/2020 6:09:26 PM PDT by chopperk
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To: RomanSoldier19

This is the communist force they will try to muscle in.


98 posted on 06/07/2020 6:15:38 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: RomanSoldier19

Make no mistake this is from Soros, his son, Obama, Hillary, the U.N. and the Globalists.

President Trump has to drop the hammer on these communists or we go into physical revolution.

Keep in mind the government at this time is NOT protecting its people. That is the number one duty of government.

They are letting the mobs of dumbass communists take over. Notice the politicians for the most part are quiet on both sides. They are pushing for the overthrow of our government.

The government is not doing a dam thing but kneeling and submitting to the mobs of communists.

The only exception is President Trump, and those who support him.


99 posted on 06/07/2020 6:22:58 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: RomanSoldier19

If this happens, I guaran’ effin’ tee you that MN will be in Trump’s column.


100 posted on 06/07/2020 6:28:15 PM PDT by Signalman
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