A Minneapolis police union official blasted the city council’s decision to move $8 million from the police force to mental health and violence preventions programs.
“The City Council is decimating the police department,” Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis president Bob Kroll told Fox News on Thursday.
“The number of working officers is the lowest it’s been in 50 years. Murders, shootings, and other violent crimes are approaching record levels. Our officers are severely overworked, understaffed, and cannot keep the public safe with these cuts.”
Members of the Minneapolis City Council praised the defunding.
“The City Council adopted a 2021 budget!!” Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender tweeted. “All the #SafetyForAllBudget proposals passed for 2021. Mental health, violence prevention, oversight and more.”
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