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Minneapolis mayor speaks with protesters — but it takes unexpected turn when they confront him with question
After being shamed by the crowd, Frey stopped to talk with local news media. He declared his support for police reforms, but reaffirmed that he does not support abolishing the Minneapolis Police Department.
Frey said, according to WCCO-TV:
If you're asking whether I'm for massive structural reform to revise a structurally racist system the answer is "yes." If you're asking whether I will do everything possible to push back on the inherent inequities that are literally built into the architecture the answer is "yes."
If you're asking whether I'm willing to do everything I possibly can throughout the rest of my term to make sure that the police union, the police contract, the arbitration system, and some of these policies that have resulted in problems for specifically Black and Brown people and murder over series of generations, I'm all for that. I'm not for abolishing the entire police department, I will be honest about that.
However, Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender confirmed plans last week to "dismantle" the Minneapolis Police Department and replace it with a "transformative new model of public safety."
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