Whether it is this huge delay in having the 3rd Precinct back in the 26 neighborhoods served, OR the training center, it is really more about this....than anything else. This faction will do absolutely nothing to help with policing.
Pieces about the DSA aligned/ Wonsley voting block, (the Chugleys) positions and goals in Mpls.
Clip from Radio Free Sunroot Ep. 30: How “Defund the Police” was Blocked in Minneapolis
The Quote: “there’s a lot of us that identify as abolitionist, or you know have done things under abolitionist politics, but you don’t frame it in that way, you don’t talk about it publicly, because you know Working Class People they’re, it’s one of those trigger words for them because just like when we said defund or dismantle the police, working-class people and black folks just saw the world in complete chaos” – Robin Wonsley, Ward 2 City Council Member
The Context: For those closely watching the Socialist led majority on the Minneapolis City Council for the past few years, this statement Robin Wonsley comes as no surprise. From refusing to accept (during a budget crunch) $15 million from the State of MN for MPD compensation, the the cutting of the police training budget, the defunding of the Mounted Police Unit, the attempt to cancel the ShotSpotter contract, to refusing to build or rebuild the 3rd Precinct station, we’ve been watching the DSA strategy executed exactly as stated in the DSA Political Platform:
At least five on the council wanted on for these reasons below, ( among some others) just as it WOULD be in any city they landed. Mpls has just been an easy TARGET for the Chugleys. They are not going to work with Frey or the others on the council. That would not serve their interests since much of what they are doing is simply about getting attention, and ginning up their base, as we saw at the last council meeting when their supporters showed up with the no " Cop City" banners
Abolition Working Group - Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
Great recap! I was hoping they’d mention the lack of progress on the 3rd Precinct while discussing the new training center. It seems like those of us in Minneapolis are more concerned about that than spending $6 million we don’t have on a brand-new facility, especially when there’s a chance law enforcement here could use other underutilized training centers in the metro area, like the South Metro Training Center near Braemar in Edina.
Well written Terry. 1/2 the council are fucking children. Chowdury
The Council does not have the power to amend a contract—— a lease. The Constitution has an abrogation of contract clause.
Whether it is this huge delay in having the 3rd Precinct back in the 26 neighborhoods served, OR the training center, it is really more about this....than anything else. This faction will do absolutely nothing to help with policing.
Pieces about the DSA aligned/ Wonsley voting block, (the Chugleys) positions and goals in Mpls.
https://minneapolistimes.com/foot-dragging-by-the-council-equates-to-defunding-the-police/
https://minneapolistimes.com/wonsley-confesses-to-hidden-agenda-to-defund-mpd-but-you-dont-frame-it-in-that-way-you-dont-talk-about-it-publicly/
Excerpt...
Clip from Radio Free Sunroot Ep. 30: How “Defund the Police” was Blocked in Minneapolis
The Quote: “there’s a lot of us that identify as abolitionist, or you know have done things under abolitionist politics, but you don’t frame it in that way, you don’t talk about it publicly, because you know Working Class People they’re, it’s one of those trigger words for them because just like when we said defund or dismantle the police, working-class people and black folks just saw the world in complete chaos” – Robin Wonsley, Ward 2 City Council Member
The Context: For those closely watching the Socialist led majority on the Minneapolis City Council for the past few years, this statement Robin Wonsley comes as no surprise. From refusing to accept (during a budget crunch) $15 million from the State of MN for MPD compensation, the the cutting of the police training budget, the defunding of the Mounted Police Unit, the attempt to cancel the ShotSpotter contract, to refusing to build or rebuild the 3rd Precinct station, we’ve been watching the DSA strategy executed exactly as stated in the DSA Political Platform:
At least five on the council wanted on for these reasons below, ( among some others) just as it WOULD be in any city they landed. Mpls has just been an easy TARGET for the Chugleys. They are not going to work with Frey or the others on the council. That would not serve their interests since much of what they are doing is simply about getting attention, and ginning up their base, as we saw at the last council meeting when their supporters showed up with the no " Cop City" banners
Abolition Working Group - Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
https://www.dsausa.org/working-groups/abolition-working-group/
It is all there right on their website...
Excerpt.
"Defund the police by rejecting any expansion to police budgets or scope of enforcement while cutting budgets annually towards zero"
Great recap! I was hoping they’d mention the lack of progress on the 3rd Precinct while discussing the new training center. It seems like those of us in Minneapolis are more concerned about that than spending $6 million we don’t have on a brand-new facility, especially when there’s a chance law enforcement here could use other underutilized training centers in the metro area, like the South Metro Training Center near Braemar in Edina.