Minneapolis City Council Looking At Disbanding Entire Police Department

Minneapolis City Council Looking At Disbanding Entire Police Department
"Minneapolis City Ward Three Councilor Steve Fletcher made the revelation in a series of tweets on Tuesday.
...He tweeted that he and “several” of his fellow city council members “are working on finding out what it would take to disband the MPD.”
Fletcher said they would like to replace the city’s police force by starting “fresh with a community-oriented, non-violent public safety and outreach” model.

• “Our city needs a public safety capacity that doesn’t fear our residents. 
• That doesn’t need a gun at a community meeting. 
• That considers itself part of our community. 
• That doesn’t resort quickly to pepper spray when people are understandably angry. 
• That doesn’t murder black men,” Fletcher wrote.

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