>. . .
>5) Senate District 62 Convention: Eight undercover
>police officers hired. The fear! The voice of the
>community might be heard! Minneapolis City Hall
>greatest fear! Democracy!
>. . .
>Ken Bradley Ward 12
Could Mr. Bradley please tell us where this ABSOLUTE NONSENSE came from?
I am the Treasurer of Senate District 62, I write all the checks
and pay all hired people, and I can assure you that the district did NOT
hire "8 undercover police officers".
As far as I can remember, I saw 5 police officers at the convention; none
of them were 'hired undercover officers':
- There were 2 officers who live in the district, are active
DFL'ers, and who have been elected delegates from their precinct caucus for
at least the last 4 years or so.
- Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton was there, with her driver/bodyguard,
who is a Mpls. police officer. He was wearing his usual dark blue
sportcoat rather than a uniform; I suppose you could call that either
"plain clothes" or "undercover". But he certainly wasn't paid by District 62!
- South HS required us to hire 2 off-duty police officers for the
convention; they said this is their new policy (since Columbine) for all
non-school events. District 62 argued quite strenuously against this
pointless expense, with no success. But these officers were in full police
uniform, and they spent most of their time out in the commons area, outside
the convention floor. They were certainly not 'hired undercover officers'.
I don't know who dreams up this kind of nonsense, but I would hope the
readers of this list have enough sense to recognize it for the farce it is.
Reminds me of the
'Bill-Gates-will-pay-$1-for-every-time-you-forward-this-email' hoaxes that
float around the internet regularily, thanks to gullible people who pass
them along unquestioned!
Tim Bonham
Standish-Erickson
