New Public Safety Systems

The President of the Minneapolis City Council was recently interviewed. She was asked who would I call if someone is breaking into my house in the middle of the night. Her response was not especially helpful, but it was woke:



This is not a serious person, it's Peter Pan when what they need is an adult.

It wasn’t a great answer but what she meant is that it’s privileged because black and brown communities don’t really have the luxury of calling the police if someone breaks into your home at night. That’s because if I call the police, as a black man, I might get shot by the cops because I look like the subject. So it is a privilege to be able to call the police and feel safe.
It still doesn’t answer the direct question but that’s what she meant.