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iemanja

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3. police officers remain police officers

Reply to Mawspam2 (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 9, 2021, 11:42 PM

Sep 2021

but they have to reapply for their jobs. The murders will not be hired.
People trained in mental health respond to mental health calls.
Safety officers respond to things like garage break-ins, while police remain responsible for more serious crimes, including violent crimes.
There is also more money to go to housing, mental health, and addiction services as a means of preventing violence.
It establishes a police commissioner who oversees daily operations. The city council controls policy, not the day to day workings of the police.
This measure also gets rid of the police union, which has worked tireless to promote as many murders of civilians as possible.

More info here: https://yes4minneapolis.org/
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/08/31/the-yes-4-minneapolis-charter-amendment-explained

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They want to make sure people don't have the right to vote on it iemanja Sep 2021 #1

Okay, so you remove "police" from the charter... Mawspam2 Sep 2021 #2

police officers remain police officers iemanja Sep 2021 #3