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Minneapolis councillors pledge to disband police force in wake of George Floyd death

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Jun 8, 2020 #Floyd, #George
Minneapolis councillors pledge to disband police force in wake of George Floyd death

Minneapolis City Council members have pledged to dismantle the city’s police department.

Key points:

  • Councillors pledged to disband the police department in favour of “systems that actually keep us safe”
  • Police departments elsewhere in the US have been disbanded in the past
  • The Minneapolis Mayor said he was against the move

Nine of the council’s 12 members appeared at a rally in a city park on Sunday afternoon local time and vowed to end the current system of policing in the city.

They pledged to instead invest in a community-based public safety model, but did not provide specific details.

Minneapolis became the centre of both violent and peaceful protests following the death of George Floyd last month.

Mr Floyd, a black man in handcuffs, died afte

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