Minneapolis City Council announces intent to disband police department

The majority of Minneapolis City Council members, who have no objection to the veto, announced at a rally in bauderhorn on Sunday that they were planning to disband the police department.

City council members said they would invest in community-led safety initiatives instead of the police department.

Said Lisa Bender, chair of the Council of the city of Minneapolis, in the community Sunday, "our commitment is to end the relationship our city toxic with the police department Minneapolis, ending police work as we know it, and re-create systems of public safety that keeps our own safety". A meeting.

The members of the council who participated in the ad are Cam Gordon, Steve Fletcher, Philip Cunningham, Jeremiah Ellison, Andrea Jenkins, Alondra Cano, Lisa Bender and Jeremy Schroeder.

The announcement comes after it decided to different entities such as the University of Minnesota, schools of Minneapolis and First Avenue, and to 

terminate or restrict its relationship with the police department.