Police

The defund the police cry that spread among cities after the George Floyd killing was considered by some an unrealistic approach to solving the problem of rogue police officers. These people thought this was just a small group of extremist who did not understand that going without police is dangerous. Here is a little reminder of what happened in Minneapolis/ The Minneapolis City Council on Friday, 18 days after the death of George Floyd, unanimously passed a resolution to replace the police department with a community-led public safety system. Note that all 13 members voted for this. It was not just some fringe group as many suggested. Approximately 56% of voters rejected a ballot question that would have removed the Minneapolis Police Department from the city charter and replaced it with a "public-health oriented" Department of Public Safety.Nov 2, 2021 It is hard to believe that 44% voted for the ballot. Imagine what Minneapolis would look like today if this ballot has passed. Many felt that defund the police was misnamed that people just wanted to reform the police but not in Minneapolis.