Minneapolis to Spend Over $6 Million to Recruit Cops After They Admit the Defund the Police Movement Doesn’t Work
Remember when Minneapolis voted to defund the police after the George Floyd riots? The backlash led to 200 police officers leaving the force, forcing the city to unanimously approve $6.4 million to recruit new officers.
The Star Tribune has reported, “In the months since then, some residents have begged city leaders to hire additional officers, saying they’re waiting longer for responses to emergency calls amid a dramatic uptick in violent crime.” The situation has led to a need to increase funding toward new police hires rather than replacing law enforcement with public safety officers.
The news was noted by Texas Governor Greg Abbott as well. He tweeted, “Looks like defunding police didn’t go well in Minneapolis. Now they’re spending $6.4M to recruit more police officers. It won’t go well in Texas either. That’s why I want legislation preventing cities from defunding police.”
Governor Abbott is absolutely right. A look at Minneapolis crime in 2020 shows 532 gunshot victims, more than double over the previous year. Carjacking cases soared to 331 percent over the previous year, while violent crimes topped 5,100, compared to just over 4,000 for the same period in 2019, according to city statistics.
Yet some in Minneapolis continue to push dismantling the city’s police force. The Yes 4 movement, led by the Open Society Policy Center, the liberal activist group started by George Soros, seeks to reach 20,000 signatures by March 31 to transition to a Department of Public Safety and “peace officers” instead of traditional law enforcement.
The City Council is already under scrutiny for approving the removal of $8 million from the city’s police force amidst spiking crime levels. But there won’t be much overall progress after approving the $6.4 million needed for new officers, gaining only $1.6 million in overall savings.
Minneapolis residents had previous started patrolling their own neighborhoods following the violent aftermath of George Floyd’s death in 2020. Dismantling the police force as proposed in earlier legislation proved devastating for the city, leaving residents without assistance in the wake of soaring crime.
And why is it that the cities seeking to defund police are some of the same places violent protests continue to break out? From Portland and Seattle to the streets of Minneapolis, these criminal activities reveal the need for increased law enforcement, not less.
A look at the nation’s capital reveals the nonsense notion of defunding police—or the military. At the January 6 U.S. Capitol building riot, the need was for more police protection. Why? Elected officials needed an emergency response.
Following the riot, 25,000 National Guard troops were mobilized to secure Washington, D.C. for the presidential inauguration. Again, the nation’s leaders felt the need for safety, something that requires funding law enforcement and military personnel, not defunding them.
Even President Biden has admitted the defunding the police movement is responsible for some Democrat political losses, as most of the American public, regardless of political party, oppose it. And as Minneapolis has noticed, defunding the police doesn’t work in the long run. Instead, they have ended up once again approving most of the budget they’ve defunded to rebuild their weakened police force.
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How anyone would think defunding the police is a good idea, they are crazy or criminals. People in Minnesota need to get rid of Omar, who hates America and so IQ tests for their mayors. What a farce and of course the social media say nothing. They need IQ tests, as well.
We get what we deserve. The people voted those politicions into office and then wonder why things aren’t working out. If we want change, we have to start removing those at the top. Those politicians put their community in danger and should be removed from office. If we expect them to now fix the very problems they have created and think it’s ok because now they know better for next time. Then we deserve what you get. If anyone ran a business the way those politicians run government they would have been fired. Now I expect that they will put the blame on someone else because that’s what cowards do, not leaders. A Real leaders would take full responsibility and do what’s right for the people, so don’t hold your breath. Now everyone talks about police reform but, what we fail to understand is that the police are the product of the community. They’re not created in a lab or raised in some secret camp. So how do we fix this? 1st we have to fix ourselves. If our police and politicians are the product of the community then it would make sense to start their. We can’t expected for us to be treated with respect if we don’t respect ourselves or others. So in order to change we have to hold everyone accountable for their actions including ourselfs. So Please put your house in order first before you start burning down someone else’s. God Bless everyone!
They want to stop the shootings and crime…. institute a stop and frisk policy of minorities. Problem is the same in all large urban areas…. some black folk don’t know how to behave. The city “leaders” know it but don’t want more riots and looting from people that don’t know how to behave.
Do you really think anyone wants to be a Police Officer in Minneapolis. You made your bed, now lay in it.
Instead of defunding police, the citizens of Minneapolis should start by getting rid of the city council and other leaders who came up with this stupid idea. Time for common sense to prevail!!
The democrats are not only Corrupt but Stupid. A very Bad Combination for people who control Our Government.
WE pay for THEIR mistakes time and time again!
These actions, like defunding the Police, are Part and Parcel in the Socialists Playbook on how to Take Over a Country! Cause Chaos, Riots, Attack Religion and Basic Moral Values, Destroy the Economy and the Dollar etc. just look at Venezuela and see the similarities!
The Democrat Party IS the Enemy.
Democrats The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released a trove of documents on Nancy Pelosi’s father Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr.. The files, disclosed quietly as America was fixated on the unfolding crisis in the nation’s capitol, show Pelosi’s father had deep, demonstrable ties to communists.
Among the revelations was that D’Alesandro Jr., who was a member of Congress and mayor of Baltimore, was shown to have ties to communist organizations, including a Soviet front group.
Investigative reporter John Solomon dug through the files and unearthed the most revealing passages on Just the News:
Elsewhere, the memo cites a “confidential source, who has furnished reliable information in the past,” reporting that D’Alesandro appeared onstage at a 1943 rally for the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, which was formed in 1943 by the Coummunist Party USA as a Soviet front group, according to the FBI.
The following year, the memo notes, D’Alesandro was reported as the main speaker at an event for the International Workers Order, an insurance organization placed on a list of subversive organizations by the U.S. attorney general in 1947 and later disbanded by order of the New York State Insurance Department for being too closely aligned with the Communist Party, in violation of regulations prohibiting political activity in the industry.
he files also at times paint a picture of serious corruption:
In the same memo, which begins on page 38 of the collection, the agent summarizes allegations that a powerful D’Alesandro took payoffs from applicants to the police force, and that he helped to hinder the investigation and prosecution of crimes
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released a trove of documents on Nancy Pelosi’s father Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr.. The files, disclosed quietly as America was fixated on the unfolding crisis in the nation’s capitol, show Pelosi’s father had deep, demonstrable ties to communists.
Among the revelations was that D’Alesandro Jr., who was a member of Congress and mayor of Baltimore, was shown to have ties to communist organizations, including a Soviet front group.
Investigative reporter John Solomon dug through the files and unearthed the most revealing passages on Just the News:
Elsewhere, the memo cites a “confidential source, who has furnished reliable information in the past,” reporting that D’Alesandro appeared onstage at a 1943 rally for the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, which was formed in 1943 by the Coummunist Party USA as a Soviet front group, according to the FBI.
The following year, the memo notes, D’Alesandro was reported as the main speaker at an event for the International Workers Order, an insurance organization placed on a list of subversive organizations by the U.S. attorney general in 1947 and later disbanded by order of the New York State Insurance Department for being too closely aligned with the Communist Party, in violation of regulations prohibiting political activity in the industry.
he files also at times paint a picture of serious corruption:
In the same memo, which begins on page 38 of the collection, the agent summarizes allegations that a powerful D’Alesandro took payoffs from applicants to the police force, and that he helped to hinder the investigation and prosecution of crimes.
Sorryass democrats ruined that city, now they’ve got their sights on America.
We reap what we sow… I just feel sorry for the innocent citizens of Seattle, Portland and Minneapolis who didn’t ask for any of this, but nonetheless, are in the fight of their lives to hold on to their homes, communities, and their minds.
Why would anyone think all police are evil? How many of us, common citizens, have faced someone with a gun or knife or trying to harm a loved one and would do nothing? Why do the people who cried to defund the police now call for their protection? Where has the common sense gone in this country? Maybe we need to watch or listen to things other than CNBC, MSNBC, CNN etc. even Fox News!! Wake up America or we will be Socialist.
Stupid ignorant political morons who defunded the Police…!!! What made them think a criminal will change their attitudes and become a sweet law abiding citizen? The idiots only cleared the road for the low life criminals to do what ever they wanted, like killing, stealing, mugging, raping and what ever the low life wants to do against it’s law abiding citizens…I think they should be be put before a firing squad for all the people who were injured/robbed/ beaten/etc. because of their ignorance… they are treasonist as far as I am concerned!
Liberals hate law and order – enough said. They are getting what they deserve.
Don’t you just love it when you’re right? BUT, being right isn’t helping the “regular people”. The citizens of Minneapolis should find out WHERE these activists live, probably NOT where THEY live.
Here’s a question: Nancy Pelosi was on TV many times telling us what she believed “The WALL” was, not SHE’S built a large one around the capital!! Does ANYONE ever notice, Politicians DON’T get anything done in a hurry UNLESS it benefits THEM. First thing Obama did with his new home, was build a bigger fence. Just Saying~~