Hey, Jim.... here's a great article for you to totally miscomprehend and, subsequently misrepresent...
Minneapolis voters could be asked as soon as November to remove police department from City Charter
I'll post some highlights, though the link is there to the entire article...
Ya see that, Jim?
Not only DISBAND the department, but CHANGE THE CHARTER to remove the requirement for a PD.
NOT replacing it with "another PD" (like Camden) but "an as-yet alternative public safety strategy".
Minneapolis voters could be asked as soon as November to remove police department from City Charter
I'll post some highlights, though the link is there to the entire article...
change the City's Charter by removing MPD as a "Charter Department."
The Charter currently stipulates that the council must provide a police force of 0.0017 officers per resident of the city.
It would be replaced on the Charter with the creation of a "new Charter Department to provide for community safety and violence prevention."
By removing the MPD requirements from the City's Charter, it seems to be laying the groundwork for the councilors' eventual plans to disband the department in the wake of George Floyd's killing, and replace it with an as-yet alternative public safety strategy.
The proposal didn't merit much discussion on Friday, with the councilors expected to provide more detailed plans when they introduce it as an ordinance at its next meeting on June 26.
The Charter currently stipulates that the council must provide a police force of 0.0017 officers per resident of the city.
It would be replaced on the Charter with the creation of a "new Charter Department to provide for community safety and violence prevention."
By removing the MPD requirements from the City's Charter, it seems to be laying the groundwork for the councilors' eventual plans to disband the department in the wake of George Floyd's killing, and replace it with an as-yet alternative public safety strategy.
The proposal didn't merit much discussion on Friday, with the councilors expected to provide more detailed plans when they introduce it as an ordinance at its next meeting on June 26.
Ya see that, Jim?
Not only DISBAND the department, but CHANGE THE CHARTER to remove the requirement for a PD.
NOT replacing it with "another PD" (like Camden) but "an as-yet alternative public safety strategy".
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