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    What I want to offer in actual commentary might seem ‘a tad over the edge’, so I’ll keep it to myself.

    The Minneapolis Public School District, The University of Minnesota and the Minneapolis Parks & Recreation Department have already ‘cut ties’ with the Minneapolis Police Department.

    From the Minneapolis City Council:

    1. Decades of police reform efforts have proved that the Minneapolis Police Department cannot be reformed, and will never be accountable for its actions.

    2. We are here today to begin the process of ending the Minneapolis Police Department and creating new transformative model for cultivating safety in Minneapolis.

    3. We recognize that we don’t have all the answers about what a police-free future looks like, but our community does. We’re committing to engaging with every willing community member in the City of Minneapolis over the next year to identify what safety looks like for you.

    4. We’ll be taking intermediate steps towards ending the MPD through the budget process and other policy and budget decisions over the coming weeks and months.