For everyone who does not know about it, the Minneapolis Police Department holds a citizen's academy where citizens can learn more about how the police department works, how officer's are trained, and what police work it like. I would encourage anyone who has questions or issues with the Police Department to take the time to go through this facinating experience. Carol Becker Longfellow ----- Original Message ----- From: David Shove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 10:01 PM Subject: Re: Boards. > And, given the militaristic creeping-fascist tactics of the Mpls police > under Belton re Highway 55, Mayday, ISAG, etc, why should we want to > replace the Park Police with law-breakers in official dress? > > Now, if we could replace Mpls "finest" (joke) with Park Police, that might > be quite an improvement! > > (Unless of course more experienced observers prove that the Park Police > are even worse the the Mpls cops - hard to do, but one should never > underestimate those who are being all that they can be). > > --David Shove > > On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Clark C. Griffith wrote: > > > It appears to me that one of the great strengths of our city is the > > balance of power that exists. If the Park Board were to be merged into > > the City Council, there would be no parks after the first decade. > > Remember the Parade/Guthrie fiasco of a year ago. The city council > > leadership had agreed to give the Parade grounds park to the Guthrie. > > It was the independent Park Board and independent members of the > > council, who saved that park for us. Let us continue with our balanced > > system. The idea to merge the Park and Library Boards with the City > > Council is simply absurd. > > Clark Griffith, > > 7th Ward, > > > > >
