{"id":39212,"date":"2020-06-27T18:52:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T22:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=39212"},"modified":"2020-06-27T18:52:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-27T22:52:27","slug":"protection-for-me-but-not-for-thee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=39212","title":{"rendered":"Protection For Me, But Not For Thee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed Morrissey posted an article at Hot Air<\/a> today about a recent move by the Minneapolis City Council. The article reports that yesterday the council voted unanimously to pursue a still-ambiguous plan to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department and replace it with a more politically correct \u201cDepartment of Community Safety and Violence Prevention.\u201d However, there are some problems with that vote.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The council voted unanimously to advance a proposal that would create a new Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention. Within that, the city could create a division that includes \u201clicensed peace officers,\u201d though it would not be required to do so.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear how many, if any, officers would continue to be employed by the city if the proposal passes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Council Member Cam Gordon said it\u2019s consistent with the pledge from council members to fundamentally alter local policing in the wake of George Floyd\u2019s killing by Minneapolis officers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThose things that we called the police department are gone,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cCertainly, there is a provision in here that would allow this council or future councils to maintain a Division of Law Enforcement Services, but I think what we need to do is have that possibility there and talk to people about what the future should look like.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article explains the problem with that vote:<\/p>\n

Maybe we should know what the \u201cfuture\u201d looks like before changing the present. The city council can\u2019t actually change the present anyway, thanks to a city charter that requires them to maintain a police department<\/a> with precise staffing levels. The best they can do under the charter is impose a cut of around 20%, but even that would fall afoul of the collective bargaining agreement with the police union. (Agreements negotiated and signed by a succession of progressive city councils, I might add here.) That makes yesterday\u2019s vote an exercise in pusillanimity; there\u2019s no cost to it at all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It gets worse:<\/p>\n

The City of Minneapolis is spending $4,500 a day for private security for three council members who have received threats following the police killing of George Floyd, FOX 9 has learned.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A city spokesperson said the private security details have cost the city $63,000 over the past three weeks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The three council members who have the security detail \u2013 Andrea Jenkins (Ward 8), and Phillipe Cunningham (Ward 4), and Alondra Cano (Ward 9)\u2013 have been outspoken proponents of defunding the Minneapolis Police Department.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So while the Council votes to get rid of the police department as it currently exists, the City is paying for private security for three council members. Protection for me, but not for thee. These are the people the voters of Minneapolis elected. I think it might be time to unelect them. We need to remember that the voters have the power to determine leadership. In 2018, the turnout of registered Minneapolis voters was 76%. That is a solid turnout. The voters need to learn to make better choices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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