Minneapolis City Council Advances Proposal to Dismantle, Replace Police Department

Police take back the streets at around midnight after firing copious amounts of tear gas to disperse protesters and rioters outside the Minneapolis Police 5th Precinct during the fourth night of protests and violence following the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 29, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

The Minneapolis City Council unanimously voted to advance a proposal that would change the city’s charter to allow for the police department to be abolished, a radical move that comes about a month after protests and riots erupted nationwide in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

The proposal was passed 12-0, but it doesn’t mean the department is abolished. The move still faces a number of hurdles, including a citywide ballot vote, before it can become a law.