-- On Saturday, Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott unveiled a series of proposals to remake the city's police force with the use of unarmed civilians to handle minor traffic violations and mental health calls.
"I just want to get to work before there's another killing in our city."Of course, the Mayor is operating on the wacky assumption that Killer Kops are the big problem here.
LET'S DRILL DOWN A LITTLE:
According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brooklyn Center is 4,293.5 per 100,000 people.
That's 73.36% higher than the national rate of 2,476.7 per 100,000 people and 85.45% higher than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,315.2 per 100,000 people.MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH:
"Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says some recent rallies billed as opposing the wearing of masks during the pandemic are really just 'thinly veiled white nationalist' activities."LAST WORD:
"Who signs up and jumps in a car to go to something like this?"