Minneapolis voters decided on Tuesday not to replace their police force with a new department that would have taken a holistic approach to crime, 18 months after the murder of George Floyd in the city sparked global protests for racial justice.
The Minneapolis Police Department’s fifth precinct remains fenced and barricaded as voters decide whether to abolish the police department and replace it with a new department of public safety in the wake of George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Nicole Neriwith a new department that would have taken a holistic approach to crime, 18 months after the murder of George Floyd in the city sparked global protests for racial justice.
She said neither side of the ballot measure is happy with the status quo of policing in the city, but they disagree on how best to make changes. Floyd's death ignited calls from activists to "defund the police" - which even most of those who supported scrapping the Minneapolis police department rejected. Instead, they called for rethinking how and when police are used, not the disbanding all armed officers.
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