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mysteryowl

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5. My city is a suburb of a large city...

Reply to qwlauren35 (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 16, 2020, 07:06 AM

Jun 2020

our suburb population is 30,000 with 49 licensed police. There has been ZERO over-site of the police department by the city council. The reform for my city will include every 6-month over-site review by the council. The council cannot just de-fund the police department unless they know there are major issues. The city of Minneapolis is calling for de-funding, because they KNOW the issues with their policing and it is long standing.

Not all police departments can just move into de-funding without proven reasons. So, instituting over-site and policies such as "8 can't wait" are good actions to take.

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#8cantwait - Eight policies for cities to adopt regarding policing - This is a call for action! [View all] mysteryowl Jun 2020 OP

Well done. qwlauren35 Jun 2020 #1

BTW qwlauren35 Jun 2020 #2

Fixed mysteryowl Jun 2020 #3

I looked at the reforms. qwlauren35 Jun 2020 #4

My city is a suburb of a large city... mysteryowl Jun 2020 #5

OK qwlauren35 Jun 2020 #7

Good for you for getting involved! Are you going to go to the meeting, or is it streamable? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #6