Mom Confessions

On Sunday afternoon, a veto-proof majority of Minneapolis City Council members will announce their commitment to disbanding the city’s embattled police department, which has endured relentless criticism in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, on May 25.

“We’re here because we hear you. We are here today because George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis Police. We are here because here in Minneapolis and in cities across the United States it is clear that our existing system of policing and public safety is not keeping our communities safe,” Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender said Sunday. “Our efforts at incremental reform have failed. Period.”

...officials in Los Angeles and New York City have called for making deep cuts to swollen police budgets and reallocating those funds for education, affordable housing, and other social services. Law enforcement officers are not equipped to be experts in responding to mental health crises, often leading to tragic results—nationally, about half of police killings involve someone living with mental illness or disability. As a result, public health experts have long advocated for dispatching medical professionals and/or social workers, not armed police, to respond to calls related to substance use and mental health.

pinkbutterfly66 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 6:22 pm We need to get rid of the racists and demilitarize the police and get rid of the 'vice department'. We actually need a police force or something similar to uphold the law. We can't completely defund it. But we can legalize a lot of shit that will reduce the responsibility of the PD. Like prostitution and drugs. Legalize it. But what are people going to do if they get robbed if there is no PD.

wildflowers25 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 7:31 pm This should go swimmingly. Thank you, Minneapolis, for volunteering for this little experiment.

Mommamia wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 6:47 pm There is ignorance and stupidity on this site is astonishing.

jessilin0113 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 6:18 pm This is what it means to defund the police...

...officials in Los Angeles and New York City have called for making deep cuts to swollen police budgets and reallocating those funds for education, affordable housing, and other social services. Law enforcement officers are not equipped to be experts in responding to mental health crises, often leading to tragic results—nationally, about half of police killings involve someone living with mental illness or disability. As a result, public health experts have long advocated for dispatching medical professionals and/or social workers, not armed police, to respond to calls related to substance use and mental health.