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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since the riots, the total number of  police in the state of Minnesota are down by 40%.

Crime in Minnesota is up by 30% over the same time period.

This all happened under Tim’s watch.[/quote]

Not only are your numbers out of thin air, the atmosphere on Mars is thicker. 
Statewide violent crime in Minnesota was 1% higher than before the pandemic in 2022. In Minneapolis it was 2% higher, but has declined in both 2022 and 2023. (uniform crime reporting numbers for 2023 are not out yet).

Loss of police law enforcement officers in the twin cities has been steep since 2019, there was an increase in crime during the pandemic (reflected across the country), but violent crime decreased in the cities in both 2022 and 2023. There is an acknowledged shortage of police officers in the state, especially in the twin cities--although in fact violent crime rates really don't track with law enforcement numbers across years of data. But the loss of law enforcement officers isn't because of anything Walz did. It's a nationwide problem that has been going on for years, with a lot of metro areas losing large percentages of officers and fewer people applying.

Which means taking less qualified people or accepting applicants with priors (like the guy who shot the woman over the boiling water). 
Which creates huge problems in public perception of how police engage with citizens. 
Which makes more people not want to deal with that.

Anyway, law enforcement in the US is primarily local--cities, counties, states, with federal agencies having specific jurisdiction related to federal crimes. I don't know if Walz reduced the numbers of state troopers, but he didn't fire Minneapolis police officers. 
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But it did take Walz over a day and a half to respond to the riots in Minneapolis.  [/quote]

Minneapolis has the largest police force in the state. It was reasonable to see if they could handle the situation first. National Guards get limited training in riot control and the history of their use against civilians does not inspire confidence.[/quote]

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