Minneapolis became the epicenter of the movement to transform policing after George Floyd's murder, but the city's voters just rejected a proposal to dismantle its police department
Why there’s debate
In the eyes of many political analysts, Tuesday’s results were a clear sign that voters have no appetite for radical plans to transform policing in the U.S. They argue that if defunding the police can’t even gain traction in Minneapolis, a city that’s become synonymous with the movement since Floyd’s murder, the idea is all but doomed in the rest of the country.
for change at local and federal levels. Meanwhile, candidates from both parties have identified public safety as one of the pivotal issues for next year’s midterm elections.“If residents of the heavily Democratic city where George Floyd was murdered by former police officer Derek Chauvin won't back a radical reimagination of law enforcement, who will? Almost nobody.” — Joel Mathis,“No one … should take the rejection of the amendment as a vote for the status quo.
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