Minneapolis’ Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey was booed out of a protest on Saturday after reportedly refusing to back far-left calls to defund the Minneapolis Police Department -- a week after riots and looting tore through the city.
the Minneapolis Police Department -- a week after riots and looting tore through the city in the wake of George Floyd's death in police custody.
Other video showed Frey being interrogated by protest leaders about whether he would support abolishing or defunding the police. He says he has "been coming to grips with my own brokenness in this situation" and promises to revamp "a systemic racist system." He says the "police union needs to be put in its place" and police practices reworked.
in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after a police officer was seen kneeling into his neck. Floyd's death has sparked protests and riots across the country in response to what activists claim is the latest in a series of police brutality incidents against black Americans.
Frey, like many officials in cities, has tried to walk a fine line between supporting the protests against brutality, and condemning the violence and looting that has wreaked havoc in Minneapolis in the last week. President Trump has criticized Frey as "far-left" and "weak" in his response to the protests.by not moving swiftly enough to agree to their demands.
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