In Minneapolis-birthplace of the nationwide defund-the-police movement- another viral police killing has ignited a local firestorm.
The circumstances of this case, in contrast to George Floyd's death in police custody, have highlighted the activist Left's perverse prioritization of violent criminals over their victims and the folly of one of their preferred policing reforms.
On July 13, at about 9:30 p.m., police responded to a call from 24-year-old Arabella Foss-Yarbrough, a mother of two young children.
According to CBS news, police evacuated the family of three and other building residents before beginning an hours-long negotiation with the suspect, Andrew Tekle Sundberg, who barricaded himself in an apartment.
Roughly seven hours later, at about 4:30 a.m., after all police attempts to communicate with Sundberg had failed, police officers fired their rifles.
More than anything the latest police shooting reveals the infeasibility of progressive proposals to replace police officers with mental-health responders.
As long as violence remains a pervasive threat in inner-city communities, police shootings will be a tragic but necessary last resort for officers engaging with dangerous suspects.
Friday, July 22, 2022
A police shooting in Minneapolis reveals the misplaced priorities and misguided policies of the defund-the-police Left.
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