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| 'Defund the Police' epicenter now 'grappling with heightened violent crime,' but we can't say why |
| 2022-09-26 |
| [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 |
| #13 Need to start Paul Kersey ambushes |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-09-26 19:34 |
| #12 ^ Don't people get some vibe of 'this person is unstable!' at any point before being stabbed five inch deep with reality? |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2022-09-26 17:41 |
| #11 Elderly man gets hit in the head with his own wine bottle by two muggers on Chicago train after confronting him at 2am |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-09-26 17:38 |
| #9 At this point, small businesses attempting to remain in these places are like Sam Kinison's take on starving people: |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-09-26 17:22 |
| #8 Woman escapes Chicago kidnapping attempt in popular area |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-09-26 17:19 |
| #7 Oregon liquor store thefts up 450% in recent years as store owners 'shout from the rooftops' for help |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-09-26 17:15 |
| #6 White House won't say if Biden thinks US cities are safe: 'Not a yes or no question' |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-09-26 17:13 |
| #5 Sob story in today’s seattle times lamenting failure of city to reduce police spending by 50%, and the city council members twisting like a pretzel to turn their defund the cops vote from back then to todays supporting the police. And usual losers crying about blm and other maligned peoples. Comments are hilarious. Still havent spent any money in seattle. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2022-09-26 17:00 |
| #4 Ochlocracy, or Mob Rule, is the very antithesis of Democracy. First The Mobâ„¢ and then the Tyrant -- something the Ancient Greeks knew and our current 'intellectuals' ignore. |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-09-26 11:16 |
| #3 George Floyd wasn't murdered. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2022-09-26 10:59 |
| #2 I can guess why. Shocking moment brazen brutes ransack Philadelphia Wawa store as they toss goods into the air, cackle and one TWERKS on a counter |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-09-26 09:27 |
| #1 You will never solve 'problem' as long as you fail to accept the truth. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-09-26 07:11 |