Since the death of George Floyd of Minnesota, some elected officials are being asked whether to defund police departments. Most Minneapolis City Council members say they support dismantling their police department and putting the funding toward affordable housing and battling opioid and mental-health problems. East-central Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer says America cannot have anarchy running loose in our cities.

Luetkemeyer says defunding police departments is not the way to go.

 

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