20200528-_DSC8157 flickr photo by Hungryogrephotos shared into the public domain using Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0)
We, the undersigned, support Minnesota’s law enforcement. We call on leaders in Minneapolis and in towns across Minnesota to make public safety their city’s top priority. America is a country built on laws that are equally enforced and protect every person’s human rights. This is a system worth defending.
We stand with residents of the Twin Cities who are living in fear, who have witnessed homicides, shootings, armed robberies, and violent carjackings in their neighborhoods daily. Minnesota’s constitution states, “Government is instituted for the security, benefit, and protection of the people.” Residents of Minnesota’s cities and towns must be able to count on their local government to vigorously defend their laws, protect their rights, and provide for their basic safety. We need the police!
Sign the petition!
Attacks on the Police
“Not only do we need to disinvest from police, but we need to completely dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department.” – Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
“Our city council has committed to dismantling the police department, but we need to make sure this vision does not get watered down, replaced with reforms…” – Peter VanKoughnett, MPD150
“I think that defunding is on the path to abolishing and is a very necessary step in the process, and ultimately is the thing that is needed to abolish the police.” – Kandace Montgomery, Black Visions Collective
Make Your Voice Heard!
Add your name to the list of Minnesotans who support the police and our law enforcement professionals.
Minneapolis and other cities have reported a spike in homicides and shootings, and one researcher is blaming it on what he calls the "Minneapolis Effect." https://t.co/wJPKvnQvsK
— FOX 9 (@FOX9) September 29, 2020
'Very Rare' Deadly Shooting On St. Paul's Grand Avenue Shocks Neighborhood https://t.co/wRkJrmsg69 pic.twitter.com/nuBtFf6q5M
— WCCO - CBS Minnesota (@WCCO) September 28, 2020