Skip to content
September 28, 2023
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Reddit
  • Telegram
  • TikTok
  • LinkedIn
  • Discord
Orinoco Tribune – News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond

Orinoco Tribune – News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond

From Venezuela and made by Venezuelan Chavistas

Primary Menu
  • News
  • Opinion
  • About us
    • About us
    • Who we are – Becoming a Volunteer
    • Editorial guidelines for contributors
    • Our Sources
      • Venezuelan Sources
      • International Sources
    • Contact us
  • Categories
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Security and Defense
    • International
      • Africa
      • Asia
      • Europe
      • Oceania
      • US/Canada
    • Latin America and ALBA-TCP
      • South America
      • Central America and the Caribbean (+Mexico)
    • Ideology-Commune-Labor
    • Health-Education-Sport-Culture-Technology
    • Solidarity and Social Movements
    • OT Specials
  • Support Us
Light/Dark Button
YouTube Channel
  • Home
  • News
  • Minneapolis Approves Replacing Police With a Community-Run Public Security System
  • International
  • News

Minneapolis Approves Replacing Police With a Community-Run Public Security System

June 14, 2020

The resolution was approved unanimously by the City Council of this Minnesota city.

The Minneapolis City Council (Minnesota, USA) unanimously approved on Friday a resolution to replace the Police department with a community-run public security system, following protests that erupted in this and other cities all over the US after the death of African American George Floyd in police custody.

RELATED CONTENT: Venezuelan Authorities Order Investigation of Alleged Shooting of Minister Iris Varela’s Escort and 4 Other People by FAES

Five members of the municipal council filed a resolution stating that the murder of Floyd, on May 25, at the hands of Minneapolis Police officers “is a tragedy that shows that no reforms will prevent lethal violence and abuse by some members from the Police Department” against community members, especially African-Americans and people of color.

According to the document, authorities will launch a one-year process to develop a new model of public safety involving “all willing community members” in Minneapolis.

To this end, the Council formed a new working group to deliver recommendations by July 24 on how to collaborate with community stakeholders to transform the public security system.

RELATED CONTENT: What Black America Means to Europe

The move comes days after a veto-proof majority of the council voted to dissolve the police department. The organisation’s president, Lisa Bender, explained last week to CNN that the Police funds would be used for other needs, and the city council would discuss how to replace the current department.

  • George Floyd’s death has sparked a wave of protests against police brutality and racism across the United States and in various countries of the world.
  • The four officers who participated in his arrest and caused his death, were arrested and charged days later.
  • Former Minneapolis Police officers Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao were charged with aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter, in addition to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Lane was released from the Hennepin County Jail on Wednesday after posting a million dollar bond.
  • The fourth official, Derek Chauvin , 44, who pressed knee Floyd’s neck during the detention and now faces three counts: involuntary murder second – degree and third – degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the second degree.

 

Featured image: Thousands of protesters march from downtown Minneapolis to the place where George Floyd (USA) was arrested on June 5, 2020. Eric Miller / Reuters

(Actualidad RT)

Translated by JRE

Don't want to be a victim of the Algorithm?

SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR WEEKLY DIGEST WITH ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VENEZUELA AND BEYOND

We don’t spam! Read our privacy policy for more info.

orinocotribune
Website | + posts
  • orinocotribune
    https://orinocotribune.com/author/orinocotribune/
    An Ecopetrol refinery in Barrancabermeja, Colombia, on February 15, 2022. Photo: Ivan Valencia/Bloomberg/File photo.
    September 28, 2023
    Colombia's State Oil Company Seeks OFAC License to Conduct Business with PDVSA
  • orinocotribune
    https://orinocotribune.com/author/orinocotribune/
    Composite image of PA soldiers with a background of the face of Abbas and flags of the US and the Israeli settler entities. Photo: al-Carmel News.
    September 28, 2023
    Why Is Washington Arming the Palestinian Authority with Israeli Approval?
  • orinocotribune
    https://orinocotribune.com/author/orinocotribune/
    Headquarters of Guyana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, located in Georgetown, capital of Guyana. Photo: File photo.
    September 28, 2023
    Essequibo Dispute: Guyana Appoints New Ambassador to Venezuela, Venezuela Rejects Guyanese Misrepresentation at United Nations
  • orinocotribune
    https://orinocotribune.com/author/orinocotribune/
    Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada speaking at the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York. Photo: United Nations.
    September 27, 2023
    Nicaragua Condemns Imperial Interference Against Peoples of the World at UN
Tags: defund police George Floyd Minneapolis police brutality Racism uprising US decline

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)

Continue Reading

Previous Previous post:

President Maduro: Venezuela Stands in Solidarity with the Afro-Descendant Struggle of the World – Afro Colombian Region in Crisis due to Covid-19 (Videos)

Next Next post:

Leopoldo and Guaidó are the Bigest Loosers by the Advance of the Electoral Option

Subscribe to Weekly Digest

We keep your data private and share your data only with third parties that make this service possible. Read our Privacy Policy.

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

NEWS: MOST POPULAR

Calendar

September 2023
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930  
« Aug    

Categories

OPINION: MOST POPULAR

We are on Telegram


Receive our news directly in your cell phone or PC, join us on our TELEGRAM channel.

 

We are on Discord


Join our Discord server to check our content without algorithms and to interact directly with our team.

The original content by Orinoco Tribune is free to share and it is licensed under CC BY 4.0

We are on Reddit

If you are more into REDDIT, join our Orinoco Tribune subreddit.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Reddit
  • Telegram
  • TikTok
  • LinkedIn
  • Discord
Copyleft, No rights reserved.

W E    N E E D    Y O U R    S U P P O R T

Orinoco Tribune operates without any advertising. We are not funded by any governments, think tanks, or large institutions. Our operations are entirely funded by readers like you. Our most generous donors have been targeted by the US for supporting socialist causes or are financially struggling. As a result, their accounts have been frozen, cutting off a significant revenue stream and severely threatening the sustainability of Orinoco Tribune.

We urge our readers and supporters, especially those not currently doing so, to help us with small donation (such as US $5 or $10/month) via Patreon, via Paypal/Credit-Card/crypto or via paper checks. Readers and supporters like you will allow us to continue bringing you progressive and hard-hitting news from Latin America, the Global South, and the world.

Help us reach our goal of $650 in monthly Patreon donations. We are counting on you as our only source of financial support!