Minneapolis apparently tried to ask the rest of the nation to foot the bill for the destruction of its city.
George Floyd: Feds deny Minnesota request for aid to rebuild
How much damage was done?
If I recall correctly, aid was offered during the riots....in the form of the National Guard.
I'm sure I correctly recall Minneapolis leaders agreeing to defund the police. They can use that money to try to repair their devastated city. It's pretty ridiculous to support this kind of destruction when it happens, blame the police who were trying to stop or contain it, and then turn around and ask the rest of the nation to foot the bill for the destruction they allowed. This isn't some earthquake or hurricane or drought....the people of Minneapolis did this. All the while they made excuses about how "businesses can be rebuilt but lives are lost forever". They should be the ones to pay for it.
You reap what you sow.
Thoughts?
George Floyd: Feds deny Minnesota request for aid to rebuild
The federal government has denied a request from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for federal funds to rebuild and repair fire damage from the unrest that followed George Floyd’s death.
How much damage was done?
A preliminary assessment of damage found more than $15 million of damages directly related to the fires. Around 1,500 businesses were damaged. Among the public structures destroyed was a Minneapolis police station that was a focus of the protests.
Current estimates of the total damage exceed $500 million, the governor wrote in his disaster aid request.
If I recall correctly, aid was offered during the riots....in the form of the National Guard.
I'm sure I correctly recall Minneapolis leaders agreeing to defund the police. They can use that money to try to repair their devastated city. It's pretty ridiculous to support this kind of destruction when it happens, blame the police who were trying to stop or contain it, and then turn around and ask the rest of the nation to foot the bill for the destruction they allowed. This isn't some earthquake or hurricane or drought....the people of Minneapolis did this. All the while they made excuses about how "businesses can be rebuilt but lives are lost forever". They should be the ones to pay for it.
You reap what you sow.
Thoughts?