The Minneapolis City Council has passed a resolution to disband the police department. | Stock Photo
The Minneapolis City Council has passed a resolution to disband the police department. | Stock Photo
The Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution in June to disband the police department to create a different model of public safety, the Center Square reported.
The decision has received mixed emotions, with some supporting the move, while others worry being "police free" will lead to more riots and property damage.
Jonathan Weinhagen, the president and CEO of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber, told the Star Tribune that he supported reform.
"We stand with Chief Arradondo and his efforts to hold officers accountable and dramatically overhaul policing in Minneapolis,” Weinhagen said in a statement, the news agency reported. “Businesses are concerned about calls for abolishing or eliminating the police department. We believe it is important to maintain and improve public safety. And the necessary changes for the MPD will take consensus from the community and continual work from leaders across Minneapolis."
Many urged the defund the police effort after George Floyd died while in Minneapolis Police custody in May.
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