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Minneapolis Abolish Police
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Minneapolis Abolish Police
June 8, 2020 at 5:06 am (This post was last modified: June 8, 2020 at 5:09 am by The Architect Of Fate.)
Quote:The Minneapolis city council has pledged to disband the city’s police department and replace it with a new system of public safety, a historic move that comes as calls to  are sweeping the US. 

Speaking at a community rally on Sunday, a veto-proof majority of councilmembers declared their intent to “dismantle” and “abolish” the embattled police agency responsible for George Floyd’s death – and build an alternative model of community-led safety. The decision is a direct response to the  that have taken over American cities in the last two weeks, and is a major victory for abolitionist activists who have long fought to disband police and prisons. 
This is interesting but i confess i have reservations .I guess will just have to see 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020...orge-floyd
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June 8, 2020 at 5:10 am
I'm skeptical this will even work, but an overhaul is welcome.
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RE: Minneapolis Abolish Police
June 8, 2020 at 5:12 am
A judge system? Instant justice?

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RE: Minneapolis Abolish Police
June 8, 2020 at 5:13 am (This post was last modified: June 8, 2020 at 5:13 am by The Architect Of Fate.)
(June 8, 2020 at 5:12 am)The Valkyrie Wrote: A judge system?  Instant justice?
I am not certain of the details as they have not gone into them
(June 8, 2020 at 5:10 am)Sal Wrote: I'm skeptical this will even work, but an overhaul is welcome.
Thinking the same
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June 8, 2020 at 5:14 am
(June 8, 2020 at 5:12 am)The Valkyrie Wrote: A judge system?  Instant justice?

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RE: Minneapolis Abolish Police
June 8, 2020 at 5:16 am
(June 8, 2020 at 5:14 am)Sal Wrote:
(June 8, 2020 at 5:12 am)The Valkyrie Wrote: A judge system?  Instant justice?

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June 8, 2020 at 5:20 am
(June 8, 2020 at 5:10 am)Sal Wrote: I'm skeptical this will even work, but an overhaul is welcome.

Incremental reforms clearly haven't had the desired effect, so it's plain that starting from scratch is at least worth looking into.

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June 8, 2020 at 5:36 am
(June 8, 2020 at 5:20 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(June 8, 2020 at 5:10 am)Sal Wrote: I'm skeptical this will even work, but an overhaul is welcome.

Incremental reforms clearly haven't had the desired effect, so it's plain that starting from scratch is at least worth looking into.

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Something needs to be done .Because the current systems isn't working .
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RE: Minneapolis Abolish Police
June 8, 2020 at 6:15 am
So now when you call 911 they'll send a hipster?
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June 8, 2020 at 6:21 am
Good riddance. The idea that we help the people in communities by funneling cash towards disproportionate policing of those communities rather than funding them has always been completely insane.
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