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December 2020, the Minneapolis city council voted to defund the police department $8 million for the 2021 budget. [1] February 2021, the Minneapolis city counc
by hunterb123 5y ago
December 2020, the Minneapolis city council voted to defund the police department $8 million for the 2021 budget. [1]
February 2021, the Minneapolis city council voted to add $6.4 million to the police budget. [2]
[1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/minneapolis-city-council-votes-to-cut-millions-from-police-budget-amid-record-crime-rates/ar-BB1bNNzZ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/minneapolis-city-council-v...
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/us/minneapolis-police-funding.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/us/minneapolis-police-fun...
[2] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/minneapolis-to-spend-2464-million-to-hire-more-police/ar-BB1dDs6B https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/minneapolis-to-spend-2464-...
The budget for 2020 was never in question, the riots and defund police movement started in the summer of 2020.
City policies were being discussed late in the year, concerning the 2021 budget.
- philosopher1234 5y agoHow precisely did the supposed defunding lead to an increase in crime?
- hunterb123 5y agoThe same way defunding a fire department will lead to an increase in fire damage. Less resources means slower response times or no response at all. That wasn't the premise though, the question was whether they defunded and then later refunded when crime was rising. Above I showed GP that Minneapolis did in fact do this, as did many other cities.