Breaking Christian News

Black Peace Activists Fight Minneapolis City Council Plan to Dismantle Police: 'Utopia' Is Not Possible

Tré Goins-Phillips : Jul 10, 2020
Faithwire.com

"It is time to tell the City Council that utopia is a bunch of B.S. We are not in Mayberry R.F.D. We are in the Wild, Wild West, and it is time for some answers." -Lisa Clemons, former police officer

(Minneapolis, MN) — [Faithwire.com] After weeks of violent riots and protests following the killing of George Floyd by a former Minneapolis police officer, member of the city council have vowed to dismantle the police department—a decision that has sparked concern as crime continues to escalate(Image: AP Photo-Elaine Thompson /via Faithwire)

Hoping to persuade the city council members to change course, a group of black peace activists held an "urgent news conference" Tuesday to speak out against the city's plan to do away with its police department, according to WCCO-TV.

Lisa Clemons, a former police officer who now works as a peace activist with "A Mother's Love," told reporters, "We cannot continue to watch these bullets flying through our community"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

Continue reading and watch the video here.