The Minneapolis announcement could inspire other cities to follow, Williams said: “I do believe we are on the precipice of a major global shift. One of its former officers, Derek Chauvin, triggered the raging wave of global protests against police brutality and systemic racism after George Floyd, an African-American, died while in his custody on May 25. The unarmed 46-year-old was killed by Minneapolis police when an officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes as he pleaded for him to stop. Minneapolis is yet to provide any details of what a new law enforcement system may look like, although Bender conceded there will still be a police department in the short term. What happens if the president doesn't accept the election results? Be in the know.

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It would have been almost unthinkable for any major US city to disband its police department just a few weeks ago, before the harrowing death of Floyd, who was videoed dying on the ground as a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck. First published on June 7, 2020 / 10:38 PM. Compton, California, took the same step in 2000, shifting its policing to Los Angeles County.

In June, as the nation rose up in protest after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, the city council unanimously voted to disband the city’s police entirely and start anew. After moving to disband the Minneapolis Police Department, the city council is asking amid a surge in violent crime: 'Where are the police?'