Britt says: Finally, those who profess to want to know the "whole story" before drawing any conclusions should hope for a lawsuit.
Peter says: This goes for our city as well as Market Bar-B-Que. Now that our current Mayor and City Council gutted the Civilian Review Authority, directing citizens with grievances to the Minneapolis Civil Rights Department, which, for all practical purposes, is adding insult to injury considering how mismanaged and underfunded that bureaucracy is, lawsuits are the only recourse discriminated populations have available when they are mistreated by the Minneapolis Police. As we've seen recently, City Hall will respond to complaints of discrimination or brutality only if the plaintiff has a relative working there. Market Bar-B-Que merely mimics the mentality of City Hall. And people on this list wondered why I thought City Council Member Gary Schiff was a hypocrite for displaying a "Good-bye Strom Thurmond" sign at the Pride Parade. Again, it's rather easy for any of us to bash a hundred year old dead Senator from the South, but confronting racists among our own ranks takes integrity and courage, qualities lacking in our local politicians. Being a white racist in Minnesota means never having to say you're sorry because you can always call people in the South racist. ------------Peter Schmitz CARAG TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
