Nine members of Minneapolis' city council — a veto-proof majority — say they'll start the process of defunding and dismantling the police department
Minneapolis Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council on Sunday announced they intend to defund and dismantle the city's police department following the police killing of George Floyd.
There's a growing call to defund the police. Here's what it meansCouncil President Lisa Bender told CNN that with the nine votes the city council members would have a veto-proof majority of the council's 13 members.Sunday's pledge was an acknowledgment that the current system is not working, Bender said.
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