Rep. Ilhan Omar: Minnesota Police ‘Rotten To The Root’, Must Be ‘Dismantled’

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MINNEAPOLIS (VINnews) — At a demonstration Saturday in Minneapolis against racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Minnesota State congresswoman Ilhan Omar addressed the large crowd of protesters. Omar, a naturalized Somalian refugee who uses her position to fight for the rights of woman and Afro-Americans, referred to the fact that the death of Floyd had taken place in Minnesota and termed the local police “rotten to the root.” She called for the “dismantling” of the local police department, compared it to “cancer” and suggested that abolishing the police department could “allow for something beautiful to arise.”

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“That reimagining allows us to figure out what the public safety looks like for us” she stated, to the applause and approval of the crowd.

The protests, although largely peaceful, have continued unabated into the twelfth day of unrest which has also seen violence and looting all across the United States as well as worldwide demonstrations of outrage over the murder of Floyd, who was held down by an officer during arrest until he died.

 


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Anonymous
Anonymous
3 years ago

I hope that this causes her to be voted out next time she’s up for re-election.
I can’t believe that most voters agree with her sentiment.
Then again, maybe I’m just old fashioned.

ah yid
ah yid
3 years ago

So it went from defunding the police to dismantling the police whats nest MOB rule?

jewish1st
jewish1st
3 years ago

who are you going to call

stam a a yid
stam a a yid
3 years ago

Unbelievable that she won , probably those who voted for her have the same mentality, scary

stam a a yid
stam a a yid
3 years ago

Under McCarthy people were worried about his political outlook ,now we have an elective rep who advocates mob rule or worse

AH
AH
3 years ago

If you import Somalia and vote for Somalia, you end up as Somalia. That’s Minneapolis in a nutshell.

Billybob
Billybob
3 years ago

If she gets what she wants this what will come next.
911 Operator: What is your emergency?
Caller: Someone is at the school shooting people.
911 Operator: OK, just stay calm. I’m sending a team of social workers right over there.

anonymous
anonymous
3 years ago

911 Operator. Call The Feds. You paying them 5 times more taxes than for the State/City. Call Trump he will call the Army. The armys job not only to protect him but everyone. We don’t need in Germany, France So Korea Nato US Troops. He promised 4 years ago to defund NATO. Nothing Done. He promised a Wall. The only wall he built is around the WH to protect himself after the troops left. What are we paying all that Federal Taxes for?????

Polygamy
Polygamy
3 years ago

Excellent. We’ll start with the Somalian’s personal detail. She shouldn’t be using those evil wicked racist police to protect her. Maybe her brother/husband can protect her.

J Street are Jewish Kapos
J Street are Jewish Kapos
3 years ago

Hey guys, did you see Cryin’ Chuck Jewmer kneel and read a stack of papers at the same time ??
The dude that called for violence a month ago ??