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Minneapolis City Council Unanimously Passes Resolution To Replace Police Department With ‘Community-Led Public Safety System’

Ryan Saavedra
Minneapolis City Council Unanimously Passes Resolution To Replace Police Department With ‘Community-Led Public Safety System’
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The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution on Friday to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a supposed “community-led public safety system” following the death of George Floyd.

“The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, by Minneapolis police officers is a tragedy that shows that no amount of reforms will prevent lethal violence and abuse by some members of the Police Department against members of our community, especially Black people and people of color,” five of the council members wrote in a resolution.

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