On Saturday (June 6) Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who is up for re-election next year, was booed out of a rally after he declined to make a commitment to defund the city’s police department, according to The New York Times.
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WCCO-Channel 4, spoke with Frey after he left the rally, asking for a further explanation.
Cities and states across the nation have called to action the defunding, downsizing or abolishing of police departments following the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, who died after a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, dug his knee into Mr. Floyd’s neck nearly nine minutes.
At least four members of the Minneapolis City Council requested the restructuring of the Minneapolis Police Department.
It’s not clear if police budget cuts in Los Angeles or New York City equates to abolishing the police.