Photos: Minneapolis city council pledges to disband police department

By HT Correspondent

Updated On Jun 08, 2020 04:56 pm IST

A majority of the members of the Minneapolis City Council said on June 7 that they support disbanding the city’s police department-- an aggressive stance that comes just as the state has launched a civil rights investigation after George Floyd’s death. In the midst of large protests happening all over the country on the weekend, nine of the council’s 12 members appeared with activists at a rally in a city park on Sunday afternoon and vowed to end policing as the city currently knows it. Council member Jeremiah Ellison promised that the council would “dismantle” the department.

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A demonstrator's silhouette is seen as they raise a fist during a protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, near the White House on June 7 in Washington, DC. Floyd died on May 25 after a white officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck, ignoring his “I can’t breathe” cries. A majority of the members of the Minneapolis City Council said on June 7 that they support disbanding the city’s police department. (Oliver Douliery / AFP)

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A demonstrator's silhouette is seen as they raise a fist during a protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, near the White House on June 7 in Washington, DC. Floyd died on May 25 after a white officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck, ignoring his “I can’t breathe” cries. A majority of the members of the Minneapolis City Council said on June 7 that they support disbanding the city’s police department. (Oliver Douliery / AFP)

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Crosses with the names of people killed by police are hung on a fence at Lafayette Square near the White House, during ongoing protests against police brutality and racism, on June 7 in Washington, DC. The state of Minnesota launched a civil rights investigation of the police department last week. A more complete remaking of the department is likely to unfold in coming months. (Jose Luis Magana / AFP)

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Crosses with the names of people killed by police are hung on a fence at Lafayette Square near the White House, during ongoing protests against police brutality and racism, on June 7 in Washington, DC. The state of Minnesota launched a civil rights investigation of the police department last week. A more complete remaking of the department is likely to unfold in coming months. (Jose Luis Magana / AFP)

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This undated photo of George Floyd (L) was released courtesy his high school friend Mallory Jackson on June 7. Nine of the Minneapolis city council’s 12 members appeared with activists at a rally in a city park Sunday afternoon and vowed to end policing as the city currently knows it. “It is clear that our system of policing is not keeping our communities safe,” Lisa Bender, the council president said. (Family Handout / AFP)

Updated on Jun 08, 2020 04:56 pm IST

This undated photo of George Floyd (L) was released courtesy his high school friend Mallory Jackson on June 7. Nine of the Minneapolis city council’s 12 members appeared with activists at a rally in a city park Sunday afternoon and vowed to end policing as the city currently knows it. “It is clear that our system of policing is not keeping our communities safe,” Lisa Bender, the council president said. (Family Handout / AFP)

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This undated photo released courtesy of Victoria Hernandez of Resurrection Houston Church shows George Floyd (centre) wearing jersey #3 while playing basketball with friends in Houston, Texas. Following Floyd’s death on May 25 and the protests that have followed in the weeks after, the state of Minnesota launched a civil rights investigation of the department , and the first concrete changes came on June 5 in a stipulated agreement in which the city agreed to ban chokeholds and neck restraints. (AFP PHOTO / Resurrection Houston / Nijalon Dunn )

Updated on Jun 08, 2020 04:56 pm IST

This undated photo released courtesy of Victoria Hernandez of Resurrection Houston Church shows George Floyd (centre) wearing jersey #3 while playing basketball with friends in Houston, Texas. Following Floyd’s death on May 25 and the protests that have followed in the weeks after, the state of Minnesota launched a civil rights investigation of the department , and the first concrete changes came on June 5 in a stipulated agreement in which the city agreed to ban chokeholds and neck restraints. (AFP PHOTO / Resurrection Houston / Nijalon Dunn )

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A demonstrator shouts slogans after climbing on a traffic light on June 7 in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, during a protest over the death of George Floyd. While the mayor oversees the police, the city council has authority over the budget and policy. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

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A demonstrator shouts slogans after climbing on a traffic light on June 7 in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, during a protest over the death of George Floyd. While the mayor oversees the police, the city council has authority over the budget and policy. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)

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A man falls after being shot by a driver who tried to drive through a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, on June 7. In Washington, D.C., National Guard troops from South Carolina were seen checking out of their hotel Sunday shortly before President Donald Trump tweeted he was giving the order to withdraw them from the nation’s capital. (Lindsey Wasson / REUTERS)

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A man falls after being shot by a driver who tried to drive through a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, on June 7. In Washington, D.C., National Guard troops from South Carolina were seen checking out of their hotel Sunday shortly before President Donald Trump tweeted he was giving the order to withdraw them from the nation’s capital. (Lindsey Wasson / REUTERS)

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Protesters march in the street on June 7, in St. Louis, Missouri. Community activists have criticized the Minneapolis department for years for what they say is a racist and brutal culture that resists change. However, the move to defund or abolish the Minneapolis department is far from assured, with the civil rights investigation likely to unfold over the next several months. (Jeff Robertson / AP)

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Protesters march in the street on June 7, in St. Louis, Missouri. Community activists have criticized the Minneapolis department for years for what they say is a racist and brutal culture that resists change. However, the move to defund or abolish the Minneapolis department is far from assured, with the civil rights investigation likely to unfold over the next several months. (Jeff Robertson / AP)

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A dog is held up by its owner to watch demonstrators march during a protest against George Floyd’s death in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 7. Lisa Bender, the Minneapolis city council president, said that she and the eight other council members are committed to ending the city’s relationship with the police force and “to end policing as we know it and recreate systems that actually keep us safe.” (Brian Snyder / REUTERS)

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A dog is held up by its owner to watch demonstrators march during a protest against George Floyd’s death in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 7. Lisa Bender, the Minneapolis city council president, said that she and the eight other council members are committed to ending the city’s relationship with the police force and “to end policing as we know it and recreate systems that actually keep us safe.” (Brian Snyder / REUTERS)

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A man speaks at a “Sit In Protest” to mourn the death of George Floyd at DeepWater Park in Pasadena, Texas on June 7. Disbanding an entire police department has happened before. In 2012, with crime rampant in Camden, New Jersey, the city disbanded its police department and replaced it with a new force that covered Camden County. Compton, California, took the same step in 2000. (Mark Felix / AFP)

Updated on Jun 08, 2020 04:56 pm IST

A man speaks at a “Sit In Protest” to mourn the death of George Floyd at DeepWater Park in Pasadena, Texas on June 7. Disbanding an entire police department has happened before. In 2012, with crime rampant in Camden, New Jersey, the city disbanded its police department and replaced it with a new force that covered Camden County. Compton, California, took the same step in 2000. (Mark Felix / AFP)

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A "Black Lives Matter" New York protester in Times Square on June 7 in New York. On June 6, an estimated 1,600 protesters stopped outside the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan chanting “Throw him out” on their way to Central Park. (Bryan R Smith / AFP)

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A "Black Lives Matter" New York protester in Times Square on June 7 in New York. On June 6, an estimated 1,600 protesters stopped outside the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan chanting “Throw him out” on their way to Central Park. (Bryan R Smith / AFP)

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