352 Minneapolis City Council members consider disbanding the police (twitter.com) posted 317 days ago by Zizou005 317 days ago by Zizou005 +352 / -0 77 comments share 77 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (77) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 7 ▼ – DonnieRamesJio 7 points 317 days ago +8 / -1 Disband police, get sheriff who's hired by voters and not beholden to mayors, city council or city mismanagers. Now do this at state and federal levels permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – DrCowboyPresident 1 point 317 days ago +3 / -2 get sheriff who's hired by voters and not beholden to mayors How does that change anything? Mayors are elected by the same apparatus that would elect a sheriff for the city. permalink save report block reply ▲ 3 ▼ – DonnieRamesJio 3 points 317 days ago +3 / -0 It's a sheriff for a county: accountable not to voters from just 1 town, but all residents in that region permalink save report block reply
Disband police, get sheriff who's hired by voters and not beholden to mayors, city council or city mismanagers. Now do this at state and federal levels
How does that change anything? Mayors are elected by the same apparatus that would elect a sheriff for the city.
It's a sheriff for a county: accountable not to voters from just 1 town, but all residents in that region