Nine members of Minneapolis’ city council — a veto-proof majority — say they’ll start the process of defunding and dismantling the police department
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. Council 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.
Black Lives Matter supporters gather across globe 02:24Despite experts' concerns about coronavirus spread, the peaceful crowds decrying police brutality and demanding both justice for George Floyd and sweeping changes within the country's policing systems continue to swell in size. A public viewing for Floyd is set to take place in Houston on Monday. Floyd's body arrived in the city Saturday night, according to a statement from the public relations firm handling the memorial.
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