Defunding the police is such a bad idea that even the left-wing lunatics on the Minneapolis City Council are backing away from it, reports the far-left Star Tribune. Try not to laugh. I laughed, but you should try not to… Someone has to be the adult in this relationship. “The Minneapolis City Council’s resolve to…
The Minneapolis Police Department is advising residents of the city to “Be prepared to give up your cell phone and purse/wallet” if approached by robbers, and “Do not argue or fight with the criminal. Do as they say.” The “robbery prevention tips” were circulated by the department and reported by local ABC affiliate KSTP-5. They…
Black leaders in Minneapolis, Minnesota, are beginning to speak out against proposals to “defund” or “abolish” the police, after the Democrat-dominated city council voted unanimously to dismantle the city’s police department last month. As Breitbart News reported, the city council adopted a resolution to replace the police with a “community-led public safety system.” Dismantling the…
One man is dead and a dozen others have non-life threatening injuries after a shooting in North Minneapolis, police there said early Sunday. Initial reports detailed 10 people had been shot with “various severity levels of injuries,” but police revised their total in a social media post made just after 3 a.m.: ** SHOOT UPDATE **12…
A veto-proof majority of the Democrat-dominated Minneapolis City Council announced Sunday that it had bowed to Black Lives Matter protesters’ demands to abolish the police, promising the demonstration a “police-free future.” The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported: In their boldest statement since George Floyd’s killing, nine Minneapolis City Council members told a crowd Sunday that they will…
Minneapolis protesters told Mayor Jacob Frey (D) he was no longer welcome to demonstrate against the death of George Floyd — an African-American man who died in police custody in the city — after he refused to commit to defunding its police department. Footage shared to social media shows a masked Frey, who is under…
A massive presence by law enforcement and National Guard members helped restore the peace in the twin cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul after several days of rioting and looting. Law enforcement officials successfully implemented a curfew and arrested some protesters who violated the order — bringing a night of peace to the city. On…
Protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, are defying a city-wide curfew and in some instances clashing with the state’s national guard as the public backlash to the death of George Floyd enters its third night. As of 9:00 p.m. central standard time (CST), hundreds of protesters were on the streets of Minneapolis, despite a mandatory 8:00 p.m.…
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) requested on Thursday that “protesters” in the City of Lakes practice social distancing and wear masks to reduce coronavirus transmission. The municipal government claimed to provide hundreds of masks to the public for this purpose. Frey’s comments came during ongoing protests and riots in Minneapolis following the death of George…
Stephen Maturen / Getty Rioters in Minneapolis during protests against police over the death of George Floyd on Wednesday evening smashed the windows of storefronts housing local charter schools, along with other tenants in a local commercial district. Floyd, 36, died on Memorial Day in police custody after officers had handcuffed him and were leaning…
