Minneapolis Mayor Admits that Calls to ‘Defund the Police’ Led to a Spike in Crime

HOST Seven people were ░░░░░░░░ in just 11 hours ░░░░░░░░ Minneapolis and one shooting ░░░░░░░░ deadly Most of the ░░░░░░░░ happened in north Minneapolis ░░░░░░░░ Jacob Frey met with ░░░░░░░░ business owners nonprofit directors ░░░░░░░░ Boots on the Ground ░░░░░░░░ WCCO s Reg Chapman ░░░░░░░░ with Frey who says ░░░░░░░░ needs to be a ░░░░░░░░ approach to stop the ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts UNKNOWN FEMALE ░░░░░░░░ is really enough CHAPMAN ░░░░░░░░ over It has become ░░░░░░░░ common occurrence across the ░░░░░░░░ especially in north Minneapolis ░░░░░░░░ some fatal all playing ░░░░░░░░ in and around where ░░░░░░░░ live and work HERRON ░░░░░░░░ can t ignore the ░░░░░░░░ of the violence that ░░░░░░░░ in our own community ░░░░░░░░ know it s rough ░░░░░░░░ there brothers but you ░░░░░░░░ to find another way ░░░░░░░░ Finding another way is ░░░░░░░░ Mayor Jacob Frey is ░░░░░░░░ He met with community ░░░░░░░░ last Friday and empathize ░░░░░░░░ what is going on ░░░░░░░░ The violence needs to ░░░░░░░░ it s unacceptable People ░░░░░░░░ to feel safe in ░░░░░░░░ neighborhood they deserve to ░░░░░░░░ able to send their ░░░░░░░░ out to the sidewalk ░░░░░░░░ play and to recreate ░░░░░░░░ bullets flying by That ░░░░░░░░ unacceptable We should be ░░░░░░░░ these perpetrators accountable CHAPMAN ░░░░░░░░ Frey is hoping for ░░░░░░░░ both and approach to ░░░░░░░░ crime FREY And it ░░░░░░░░ going to take a ░░░░░░░░ comprehensive effort Yes that ░░░░░░░░ safety beyond policing and ░░░░░░░░ includes police And you ░░░░░░░░ I m one that ░░░░░░░░ been work in lock ░░░░░░░░ with our chief Arradondo ░░░░░░░░ I m calling on ░░░░░░░░ council members to try ░░░░░░░░ work with him as ░░░░░░░░ CHAPMAN Frey says the ░░░░░░░░ does not have enough ░░░░░░░░ to respond to crime ░░░░░░░░ needed This crowd believes ░░░░░░░░ for defunding the police ░░░░░░░░ played a role in ░░░░░░░░ spike in crime The ░░░░░░░░ agrees HUME The people ░░░░░░░░ think that the easiest ░░░░░░░░ to this is defund ░░░░░░░░ police When you live ░░░░░░░░ and something like this ░░░░░░░░ you can obviously see ░░░░░░░░ is not the solution ░░░░░░░░ It s just the ░░░░░░░░ of the solution you ░░░░░░░░ When when you make ░░░░░░░░ overarching statements that we ░░░░░░░░ going to defund or ░░░░░░░░ and dismantle the police ░░░░░░░░ and get rid of ░░░░░░░░ the officers there s ░░░░░░░░ impact to that There ░░░░░░░░ an impact Do we ░░░░░░░░ massive change Yes we ░░░░░░░░ We need accountability and ░░░░░░░░ shift within our department ░░░░░░░░ we need police CHAPMAN ░░░░░░░░ Chapman WCCO 4 News ░░░░░░░░ ends HOST Mayor Frey ░░░░░░░░ that he plans to ░░░░░░░░ a safety plan later ░░░░░░░░ week It will include ░░░░░░░░ safety and accountability.”