Mayor Jacob Frey joined the protesters on Saturday and he took some questions from a BLM member. Everything was fine right up until he was asked if he was planning to defund the police. When he said he wouldn’t do it all Hades broke out and the questioner yelled at Frey to get the F— outta here. And as he made his way through the crowd, the BLM chanted Shame Shame Shame. Such lovely people.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey showed up today at the protests. He was asked if he would commit to abolishing/defunding the police. Incredible to witness crowd hold him directly accountable. Man did a literal walk of shame. pic.twitter.com/v645mfIZHt
— Sana Saeed (@SanaSaeed) June 6, 2020
Mayor Frey @Jacob_Frey says he doesnt want to defund the police. So the crowd led by @BlackVisionsMN tell him to leave. pic.twitter.com/DaJHJXPwRm
— CTUL (@CTUL_TC) June 6, 2020
Fame is a fleeting thing. But Frey will soon be up for reelection and the only demographic who favor defunding the police are the criminals.
The speaker continued before Frey could respond: “We don’t want any more police, is that clear? We don’t want people with guns in our communities, shooting us down. Do you have an answer? It is a yes or a no.”
“If he says ‘no,’ guess what the fuck we are going to do next year,” the protester added, referring to the mayor being up for re-election next year.
Frey responded “I do not support abolishing the Minneapolis Police Department,” prompting the protester who asked him the question to shout “get the fuck outta here” at him.
Multiple protesters then began to boo Frey loudly and chant “go home Jacob, go home!”
Additional footage shows a downcast Frey then departing the protests amid more booes and chants of “shame!”