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Minneapolis City Council President: Calling the Police on Burglars “Comes from a Place of Privilege”

By Patty McMurray | Jun 8, 2020

The big question to ask about the Minneapolis City Council is how in the world they were elected?

The majority of the group just voted to defund the police.

Now, one of the members is claiming that if you call the police if someone is robbing your house, it “comes from a place of privilege.”

City Council President Lisa Bender, during an interview with CNN’s Alisyn Camerota: “Yes, I mean, and I hear that loud and clear from several of my neighbors, and I know, and myself too, and I know that comes from a place of privilege.”

CAMEROTA: "What if in the middle of the night my home is broken into. Who do I call?"

BENDER: "Yes, I hear that loud and clear from a lot of my neighbors. And I know — and myself, too, and I know that that comes from a place of privilege." pic.twitter.com/WhubQ9yJIf

— Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) June 8, 2020

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