Minneapolis City Hall
Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesThe Tom Lyden KMSP-TV “Notable & Quotable” (June 29) exposes the fallacy of Minneapolis scuttling its own police force. Three council members who received “threats” because they wish to defund the Minneapolis Police Department are having taxpayers foot the bill for private security at the tune of $4,500 a day. This is necessary, Mr. Lyden reports, because MPD resources are needed in the community, according to a MPD spokesperson.
That’s not a surprising move by the MPD given the people who are asking for protection. And for some odd reason, police are still needed in the community. Are ordinary citizens who receive threats eligible for this type of protection at the expense of fellow taxpayers? Shouldn’t these council members choose therapists and social workers to protect them instead of trained security personnel since this is the “nonpolicing” route they are embarking on?
Wouldn’t it be less expensive for Minneapolis to purchase handguns for the council members and train them in concealed-carry protocols so they could protect themselves? If the MPD is disbanded, concealed carry may be the preferred route citizens will need to take since the city won’t provide either private security at $1,500 a day or have police to protect its ordinary citizens. If this isn’t a case of rampant elitism and insanity I am hard pressed to know what is. And the Minnesota governor wants to take people’s guns away?
David Lamont
Dunnellon, Fla.
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