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Jacob Frey: “There were instances where really dangerous circumstances…”

Featuring: Jacob Frey, Democratic–Farmer–Labor | Mayor of Minneapolis | Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 32:03

So the question was about police morale. The work that our officers have done over these last couple of months has been incredible. We have about 600 police officers in total. There were instances where really dangerous circumstances were taking place, and we maybe only had 30 officers on duty at those moments. Officers have canceled days off. They have missed birthdays. They have stepped up. And people are seeing the deep juxtaposition between the way a Minneapolis police officer will treat a constituent, a neighbor, and the way these federal agents were treating their neighbors. (32:03–32:14)

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Asserts that during dangerous situations, only about 30 officers were on duty.

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