How a Pledge to Dismantle the Minneapolis Police Collapsed

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How a Pledge to Dismantle the Minneapolis Police Collapsed​

When a majority of City Council members promised to “end policing as we know it” after George Floyd’s killing, they became a case study in how idealistic calls for structural change can falter.

MINNEAPOLIS — Over three months ago, a majority of the Minneapolis City Council pledged to defund the city’s police department, making a powerful statement that reverberated across the country. It shook up Capitol Hill and the presidential race, shocked residents, delighted activists and changed the trajectory of efforts to overhaul the police during a crucial window of tumult and political opportunity.

Now some council members would like a do-over.

Councilor Andrew Johnson, one of the nine members who supported the pledge in June, said in an interview that he meant the words “in spirit,” not by the letter. Another councilor, Phillipe Cunningham, said that the language in the pledge was “up for interpretation” and that even among council members soon after the promise was made, “it was very clear that most of us had interpreted that language differently.” Lisa Bender, the council president, paused for 16 seconds when asked if the council’s statement had led to uncertainty at a pivotal moment for the city.
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Some adjustments can be made but it looks like this fell flat. Sounds like the council members are making excuses.
 
Over three months ago, a majority of the Minneapolis City Council pledged to defund the city’s police department, making a powerful statement that reverberated across the country.
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Yes. The powerful statement the council members made was “We are incompetent.”
 
Dismantle the police hurts the poor. This is why when making decisions under stress, they are usually bad decisions.
 
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JonNC:
Particularly people of color.
Rioters hurt them.
The resulting crime hurts them.
All brought to you by progressive Democrats.
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https://www.startribune.com/twin-ci...-sympathetic-ear-in-trump-campaign/572588162/

May have a paywall but one gets the picture.
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I wish he would have completed that thought/ fact instead of wasting time on Hunter.
 
I’m so not surprised. I bet they heard a whole bunch of negative feedback from a lot of their local constituents, like actual business owners, residents, people who relied on all those wrecked supermarkets and drugstores for their daily necessities.
 
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