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Through impassioned debates in the nearly 18 months since George Floyd s killing by police, one question was frequently asked: Who would decide the future of policing in Minneapolis? Black residents disproportionately impacted by crime and police use of force, or white voters who often dominate local election turnout?
Voters in Minneapolis will be asked to approve a measure in November that could dismantle the police department, which is also the subject of an investigation by the Justice Department, and fold it into a department of public safety. But a spike in violent crime has led the city to seek assistance from state and federal law enforcement agencies. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
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And let s focus more on what s happening in Minneapolis one year later.
Next November, city voters will be asked to approve a measure that could dismantle the police department and fold it into in a broader department of public safety.