A Minneapolis resident and business owner said Tuesday that members of the Minneapolis City Council have "blood on their hands" due to the increases in crime after the city’s police budget was cut in the wake of George Floyd’s death. "They saw a whole different kind of opportunity," Jay Ettinger said of council members who called for the defunding of police following the George Floyd protests. "They saw an opportunity to take down a system and they’ve got a lot of blood on their hands right now because of it." MINNEAPOLIS PUSH TO DEFUND POLICE BACKFIRES AFTER RESIDENTS COMPLAIN OF SLOW RESPONSE TIMES, INCREASE IN CRIMEEttinger’s comments came after the city’s council voted unanimously to approve $6.4 million in additional funding for the police department. The city backtracked on its original push to defund the city’s police department after residents begged the city to hire more officers, citing longer response times and increased violent crime.

Source: Fox News February 16, 2021 15:11 UTC