Minneapolis- "Let's Vote to Get Rid of Police!" Election November 2nd

 

The city of Minneapolis is about to become the center of a crude experiment. 

On Nov. 2, residents get a chance to vote on a proposed charter amendment that would abolish the police department and replace it with a new “public safety” agency. 

The initiative aims to remedy “state-sanctioned violence” against “Black lives” in the aftermath of George Floyd’s tragic death, according to its proponents, the radical activist group Yes 4 Minneapolis. It would establish a “comprehensive public health approach to safety,” rather than the current “punitive” system. “Compassion, humanity and love” will be the new foundation of this progressive model, as Ilhan Omar poetically opined in a recent Minneapolis Star Tribune op-ed. 

While these sentiments are well-intentioned and appealing, they obscure the dangers of overhauling an already hamstrung system. 

The new public safety agency would strike down the city charter’s mandate requiring the police department to maintain a minimum staffing level, which is currently deficient by more than 200 officers. Its commissioner would be appointed by the overwhelmingly progressive city council — most of whom vowed to dismantle the police force last year. The proposal also states that the new agency “could include licensed peace officers (police officers) if necessary.”

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