US voters in Minneapolis decided not to replace their police force with a new department, some 18 months after the murder of George Floyd ignited calls from activists to 'defund the police'
George Floyd's death ignited calls from activists to"defund the police" - which even most of those who supported scrapping the Minneapolis police department rejected.
With all precincts reporting tallies, more than 56 percent of voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot asking residents if they wanted to create a new Department of Public Safety to take the place of the police department.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.Minneapolis was thrust to the centre of the US racial justice debate in May 2020 when officer Derek Chauvin pinned his knee against the neck of Floyd, a Black man, for more than nine minutes. Chauvin was sentenced in June to 22 1/2 years in prison.
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