Following the mass protests protesting George Floyd's death, and after the mayor was publicly humiliated, the city council decided to restructure local police

• Following the protest: The Minneapolis Police Department will cease operations

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Following the protesters' demand to stop funding the Minneapolis Police Department, the city council announced Monday night that it intends to stop municipal police operations following the George Floyd's strangulation incident that sparked the international protest against police violence.

Council President Lisa Bender told CNN that through a majority of 9 votes out of 13 council members, the decision would pass without the ability to veto it. 

She said the money that funded the local police will be directed to other needs and the city council will discuss substitutes for the Minneapolis police, but "in the short term there is no intention of running without police."

The decision was made after Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry was humiliated Saturday during a rally when he voiced his opposition to the dismantling of the police. The protesters cursed him, pointing triangles at him and demanding that he leave.