Regarding Dean Zimmermann's post on why there is no discussion about the Park Police as part of the police brutality discussion. An alternate explanation could be that with 35 or so sworn officers patrolling and doing investigations for over 170 park properties, 24 hours per day/7 days a week, scattered over 54 square miles, (these numbers are coming from memory - my appologies if I'm a little off) it may be that the Park Police are so unable to adequately patrol these parks as to rarely be in any conflictual situations. Carol Becker Longfellow ----- Original Message ----- From: Dean Zimmermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 4:52 PM Subject: RE: Proposal to discuss police conduct > Rich McMartin sets out a wild and provocative suggestion that perhaps we > should just abolish the police force in Minneapolis and see hat happens. > When I first read it I was aghast, surely he must be kidding. But, then, > really, is the alternative any better? > > On another subject: > Every once in a while somebody suggests that the Park Police (which has a > good, not perfect, but good reputation) should be abolished and their work > be taken over by the Mpls Police (which has a, er, you know, a reputation), > Is something backwards here? > > Sincerely, > Dean Zimmermann > Commissioner Mpls Park Board. Dist 3 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 612-722-8768 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Richard McMartin > Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 1:32 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Re: Proposal to discuss police conduct > > Perhaps we should just abolish the police force in Minneapolis and see > what happens. > > -- > Rich McMartin > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://tcfreenet.org/people/mcmartin/ > Bryant Neighborhood of Minneapolis >
