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'Defund the Police' epicenter now 'grappling with heightened violent crime,' but we can't say why
[CNN via Hot Air] Telly Blair was among 93 people who were murdered in Minneapolis last year, city crime data shows. That’s just a few shy of the total killings in 1995, when the city earned the nickname "Murderapolis." (Neighboring St. Paul witnessed 38 murders last year — a historic high.)After the police murder of George Floyd in May of 2020, Minneapolis became a worldwide symbol of the police brutality long endured disproportionately by Black people. In a kind of Newtonian response, the city became the epicenter of the culturally seismic "Defund the Police" movement. But that progressive local effort fizzled with a decisive referendum last November. Now, with its police department under investigation by the Department of Justice, the city of 425,000 is trying to find a way forward amid a period of heightened crime that began shortly after Floyd’s death. That year, the number of murders soared to nearly 80 — dwarfing the 2019 body count of 46. It has cooled somewhat this year, though the amount of killing — and violent crime in general — remains elevated far above 2019 levels and homicides are on pace to surpass the 2020 figure. The reasons why are far from clear. Related: Minneapolis: 2022-09-21 Minnesota Free Lunch Fraud: +$200 Million Minneapolis: 2022-09-20 Coon Rapids man charged with threatening to kill U.S. senator Minneapolis: 2022-09-20 Biden's Digital Currency-The Poison Pill To Freedom Related: St. Paul: 2022-09-01 Nanny State Test: CO Company Locks Thermostats of 22K Customers, Cites 'Energy Emergency' St. Paul: 2022-07-13 'Shut up b***h!' Toddler swings at Minnesota cops executing a murder warrant in lawless St Paul where crime has soared since the killing of George Floyd St. Paul: 2022-07-03 Pete Buttigieg launches $1B pilot to build racial equity in America's roads Posted by: Besoeker 2022-09-26 |
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