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Jacob Frey: “You achieve peace by working directly with communities.”

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

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LIVE | Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey holds news conference

Published | Video Starts at 17:36

Peace is not spraying irritants and chemicals at peaceful protesters. It's not detaining a five year old. It's not dragging a pregnant woman through the streets. You achieve peace by working directly with communities. You lower crime by strategically going after people that have committed it. The Vice President said he would love to be able to send some of these agents home. (17:36–17:41)

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Asserts that peace is achieved through community engagement.

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