Minneapolis City Council Members Intend to Disband Police Department

In wake of the murder of George Floyd, a veto-proof majority of Minneapolis City Council members announced Sunday, their commitment to disbanding the city’s police department, The Appeal reports.

“We are here today because George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis Police Department. We are also here because, here in Minneapolis and in cities across the United States, it is clear that our existing system of policing and public safety isn’t working for so many of our neighbors,” Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender said in a statement. “Our efforts at incremental reform have failed.”

Instead, Minneapolis City Council members want to work towards community-based public safety programs. 

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