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On Sunday nine members of the Minneapolis City Council announced they intend to defund and dismantle the city’s police department following the police killing of George Floyd.
Council President Lisa Bender says they may shift police funding toward community-based strategies instead and the city council will discuss how to replace the current police department.
Calls by some to defund or abolish Police departments have grown around the country in the wake of Floyd’s death and nationwide protests against police brutality.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city will move some of its funding from the New York City Police Department to youth and social services.
Last week Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti agreed to cut between 100 million to 150 million dollars from the Los Angeles police department’s proposed 1.68 billion dollar budget.
Posted – 6.8.20