I agree with Jenny that a system change needs to take place. The gentleman
from Kenwood talks about welcoming CODE4 in his neighborhood if it was as
dangerous as other neighborhoods. What about the stabbing (fatal) that took
place in the Hollywood Video (on Hennepin between Franklin and 22nd) in May
or June of 1998. That seems pretty dangerous.
The Kenwood gentleman also ignores the fact that white (and rich) privilege
exists in our society. I am white, I have had a car with burnt out
headlights, not working turn signals, and I have never been pulled over
(knock on wood) for these legal violations.
One my zanier ideas that may not be appropriate for this post, but I love it
in terms of equality of justice. Many supporters of the death penalty (I am
not one) talk about how is a deterrent to crime (I don't believe in my
heart). Let us look at white collar crimes, which are usually by people of a
higher means (rich). I see a great deterrent to be to put these white collar
offenders in jail with the general population, not the low security prisons.
It all comes down to equal treatment of citizens in our community. And equal
justice for all. And yes I am an idealist.
One more thing. I realize the police are trying to travel through the most
amount of area in a given period of time. However, when I see a squad car
flash its lights so (when cross traffic is clear) it can avoid waiting any
longer at a red light. It is a poor lead by example.
Josh Kroll
Powderhorn
In a message dated 3/21/01 6:43:54 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Message: 13
> Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 18:08:44 -0600
> From: Jenny Heiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: Jenny Heiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: David Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: David Shove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mpls Issues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Mpls] code 4
>
>
> There is a book that should be on the "Compulsory Reading" list of all
> thinking people,
> especially in regard to all of the posts about CODEFOR and the East Lake
St.
> Motel/Hotel.
> Perhaps, after reading this book, we might better understand David Shove's
"
> sarcastic"
> post in a different light. The name of the book: "Changing The Bully Who
> Rules The World:
> Reading and Thinking About Ethics," by Carol Bly. The following is taken
> from the book's
> preface:
>
> "My purpose in writing 'Changing The Bully Who Rules the World' was to
show
> general
> readers that some of the past half-century's most important insights and
> strategies about
> ethics come not from philosophy or political science but from social
> psychology. With no
> real home in the universities, helping professionals, in their offices,
> clinics, and
> conferences, have been developing several kinds of expertise for systemic
> change. Their
> amazing insights and experiences are waiting to be translated into action
in
> our
> businesses, schools, civic organizations and churches. If enough of us
apply
> these new
> methods we have a real chance of transforming the age-old behaviors of
> bullying and
> coercion. What is most helpful is that the modern breed of helping
> professionals offers
> methods for transforming PRIVILEGED PREDATORS [my caps, JH] in nice
clothes
> and nice
> places as well as ordinary bullies.
>
> Perhaps, soon, white-collar bullying, like slavery, will no longer be
> acceptable."
>
> Jenny Heiser
> East Phillips: Minneapolis' most economically, racially, ethnically, and
> culturally
> diverse neighborhood
>
> "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." -- Albert
> Einstein
>
>
> David Wilson wrote:
>
> > What passes for sarcasim in your post doesn't make me smile or think. I
> > live 2 blocks away from the site of the massive police mobilization
> > against 180 protestors. I didn't like my daily life disrupted because of
> > the oxymoronic police intelligence indicated that there would be violent
> > demonstrations. How would you like to have to hunt for a parking space
> > because the police needed room to operate. How would you like to pass by
> > hostile armed cops with guns in their hands?
> >
> > What was the point of your post?
> >
> > David Wilson
> > Loring Park
>
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