Ilhan Omar Votes To Abolish Minneapolis Police Department And Replace It With Department Of Public SafetyMichael Ginsberg
Congressional Reporter
November 02, 2021 12:59 PM ET
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Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar voted Tuesday to abolish the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD), she announced on Twitter.
If enacted, City Question 2 would abolish MPD and replace it with a Department of Public Safety. The Department of Public Safety would “employ a comprehensive public health approach to the delivery of [its] functions,” according to the referendum question. It “could include police officers, but the minimum funding requirement would be eliminated.”
Omar claimed that the amendment “puts control of Minneapolis’ public safety in the hands of residents” and “would not eliminate police.” Although the amendment does not require the elimination of police, it would allow the city council to do so. The current Minneapolis City Charter requires 0.0017 police officers per resident. If adopted, Question 2 would eliminate this requirement.
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