Minneapolis Approves MILLIONS in Additional Funding for Police After Pushing to Defund
Less than a year ago, the Los Angeles City Council voted to cut $150 million from the LAPD’s budget in an effort to appease the “defund the police” movement.
Now, city officials, including LA Mayor Eric Garcetti—a major defund the police proponent–voted to increase police funding by $36 million after a massive spike in crime swept the city.
The New York Post reports:
Los Angeles has been among the nation’s leading communities in efforts to defund the police.
The city council voted last July to slash $150 million from the LAPD budget, while voters in November approved a measure to devote 10 percent of the city’s general fund to non-police public safety measures.
The region, however, has seen a sudden upswing in a variety of crimes over the past year.
Los Angeles Police Chief Michael Moore lamented in January a more than eight-fold rise in shootings, from 59 in the first two weeks of 2021 compared with just 7 at the same time last year.
As of late November 2020, Los Angeles recorded 300 homicides, a tragic milestone not reached since 2009. Killings were reportedly up 25 percent since 2019 and shootings were up more than 32 percent.
Due to a large uptick in crime in recent months, Los Angeles County is now planning to increase their police budget by $36,000,000
How did that “defund the police” plan work out?
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— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 27, 2021
In June 2020, when Mayor Garcetti announced the impending cuts to the LAPD, he boasted, “This is bigger than just a budget, but I want you to know we will not be increasing our police budget — how can we at this moment?”
Instead, the mayor vowed to use the funds to “commit to reinvesting in black communities, and communities of color; in those places left behind.”
Obama Criticizes "Defund The Police" Agenda in Online Interview, Says it Hurt the Democrat Party
Less than a year ago, the Los Angeles City Council voted to cut $150 million from the LAPD’s budget in an effort to appease the “defund the police” movement.
Now, city officials, including LA Mayor Eric Garcetti—a major defund the police proponent–voted to increase police funding by $36 million after a massive spike in crime swept the city.
The New York Post reports:
Los Angeles has been among the nation’s leading communities in efforts to defund the police.
The city council voted last July to slash $150 million from the LAPD budget, while voters in November approved a measure to devote 10 percent of the city’s general fund to non-police public safety measures.
The region, however, has seen a sudden upswing in a variety of crimes over the past year.
Los Angeles Police Chief Michael Moore lamented in January a more than eight-fold rise in shootings, from 59 in the first two weeks of 2021 compared with just 7 at the same time last year.
As of late November 2020, Los Angeles recorded 300 homicides, a tragic milestone not reached since 2009. Killings were reportedly up 25 percent since 2019 and shootings were up more than 32 percent.
Due to a large uptick in crime in recent months, Los Angeles County is now planning to increase their police budget by $36,000,000
How did that “defund the police” plan work out?
????
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 27, 2021
In June 2020, when Mayor Garcetti announced the impending cuts to the LAPD, he boasted, “This is bigger than just a budget, but I want you to know we will not be increasing our police budget — how can we at this moment?”
Instead, the mayor vowed to use the funds to “commit to reinvesting in black communities, and communities of color; in those places left behind.”