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Defund The Police.....

Zam-Zam

Senator
Reconcile the slogan with the reality:

Minneapolis to consider bringing in outside police officers amid shortage
A police shortage has officials looking at deals with county Sheriff's Office, Metro Transit.

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A lone Minneapolis Police officer walked to City Hall with a bag of riot gear as news circulated that Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden was pulling ahead of President Donald Trump and was poised to become the President-Elect Friday morning.



Minneapolis officials are considering bringing in officers from other jurisdictions to help the city’s Police Department as they face a wave of violent crime and an officer shortage.

If the mayor and City Council approve the plan, officers from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and Metro Transit Police would temporarily work with the city, primarily helping to respond to violent 911 calls.

“We’re not gonna be having these people out taking bicycle theft reports. These are going to be people out combating crime issues,” said John Elder, a spokesman for Minneapolis police.
The officers would form Joint Enforcement Teams, known as JETs. Elder said the city has relied on such teams in the past, particularly to help in areas where violence was spiking.

The city would reimburse the Sheriff’s Office and Metro Transit Police for the officers they supply. It estimates the cost at just shy of $497,000, money that would be taken out of the city’s contingency fund.

The initial proposal calls for the teams to form Nov. 15 and run through the end of the year.
Council Member Linea Palmisano, who supports the supplementary patrols, said she also hopes they’ll be able to continue them in the 2021 budget, which will be finalized next month.

“We’re barely able to cover the shifts that we have,” Palmisano said. “We really can’t allocate additional police officers for on-duty shifts.”




Complete text: https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-to-consider-bringing-in-outside-police-officers-amid-shortage/573021751/



Doesn't make much sense, does it?
 
Democrats' America. We know who's been calling for and actually defunding police. We know who's rioting. And we know who's funded bailing out rioters. And we know who has been silent on rioting, if not openly saying they want it to continue.
 

Zam-Zam

Senator
Democrats' America. We know who's been calling for and actually defunding police. We know who's rioting. And we know who's funded bailing out rioters. And we know who has been silent on rioting, if not openly saying they want it to continue.

I imagine those who struggle with staying on the right side of the law would be more inclined to want the Police weakened than those who are law-abiding citizens.

Always interesting to note who is who.....
 

TBLee

Governor
I imagine those who struggle with staying on the right side of the law would be more inclined to want the Police weakened than those who are law-abiding citizens.

Always interesting to note who is who.....
It is without a doubt, very interesting to take note. ;)
 

bdtex

Administrator
Staff member
It's a slogan that only has the backing of a small minority on the left. Trump used it to campaign with and had zero success in MN with it. He lost MN by 233K votes.
 

Mick

The Right is always right
It's a slogan that only has the backing of a small minority on the left. Trump used it to campaign with and had zero success in MN with it. He lost MN by 233K votes.
It's a slogan that helped cost Pelosi much of her House majority, kept the Senate in Republican hands, and currently has the Presidential race separated by just 44,000 votes.
 

TBLee

Governor
It's a slogan that helped cost Pelosi much of her House majority, kept the Senate in Republican hands, and currently has the Presidential race separated by just 44,000 votes.
I have to admit, I was indeed worried about the Senate and the House. Apparently, I shouldn't have been so concerned. Poor Nancy....she has to be taking it hard. ;)
 

JuliefromOhio

President
Supporting Member
Democrats' America. We know who's been calling for and actually defunding police. We know who's rioting. And we know who's funded bailing out rioters. And we know who has been silent on rioting, if not openly saying they want it to continue.
Defunding was a poor choice of slogan. The reality is that we expect police to do everything.....and that's wrong. They're not trained for everything. Heck, too many forces aren't even trained properly about the use of force.

Some of what we expect the police to do can be shifted to others.
Calling the police on the homeless or mentally ill? Send the mental health team instead. Putting police in our schools? Baloney, let the schools hire private security or make the parents do it.
 

Zam-Zam

Senator
Defunding was a poor choice of slogan. The reality is that we expect police to do everything.....and that's wrong. They're not trained for everything. Heck, too many forces aren't even trained properly about the use of force.

Some of what we expect the police to do can be shifted to others.
Calling the police on the homeless or mentally ill? Send the mental health team instead. Putting police in our schools? Baloney, let the schools hire private security or make the parents do it.

If your argument is that the Police are stretched to thin and tasked with too much, I agree.

How does removing resources from an overtaxed police force help alleviate that?
 

TBLee

Governor
Defunding was a poor choice of slogan. The reality is that we expect police to do everything.....and that's wrong. They're not trained for everything. Heck, too many forces aren't even trained properly about the use of force.

Some of what we expect the police to do can be shifted to others.
Calling the police on the homeless or mentally ill? Send the mental health team instead. Putting police in our schools? Baloney, let the schools hire private security or make the parents do it.
Mental health team? Make the "parent" police the schools? Curious as to how the parents will police the schools? Most of what you have stated is silly, but this one takes the cake.
 

Dawg

President
Supporting Member
It's a slogan that only has the backing of a small minority on the left. Trump used it to campaign with and had zero success in MN with it. He lost MN by 233K votes.
Defund the police is Real and happening
Houston has had what 2 cops shot and killed in past week, or is it more.................
 

Dawg

President
Supporting Member
I have to admit, I was indeed worried about the Senate and the House. Apparently, I shouldn't have been so concerned. Poor Nancy....she has to be taking it hard. ;)
Georgia runoff's libs spending billions on.....evidently
How do lonmg serving D's lose what is it 10 seats in the House during a blue wave?
 

Dawg

President
Supporting Member
Defunding was a poor choice of slogan. The reality is that we expect police to do everything.....and that's wrong. They're not trained for everything. Heck, too many forces aren't even trained properly about the use of force.

Some of what we expect the police to do can be shifted to others.
Calling the police on the homeless or mentally ill? Send the mental health team instead. Putting police in our schools? Baloney, let the schools hire private security or make the parents do it.
Why do you wish for Social workers to be killed?
If Joe could have had his wish of keeping blacks off whites school buses there would be no need for cops in schools or private security..............never had either for 12 years of public education................why is it needed in colleges..........:)
 
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