I have only been on this chat line for a few months so forgive me if
this issue has already been worked over, but how do you all feel about
idea of having the Minneapolis Police Dept. begin following a truly
community based model of community policing? I would also be very
interested to see what the candidates for Mayor and City Council have to
say on this issue. If elected or re-elected, would you not only
support, but push for, community policing in Minneapolis?
I feel that it would be a win-win situation. The police dept. could do
a better job, the citizenry would be much more involved, we would know
and trust our officers and they of us, crime would most likely go down
considerably and maybe we could avoid some of the issues that have
plagued the dept. and the City of Minneapolis for so long.
I'm not quite sure why Mayor Sayles Belton or Chief Olsen have not
worked towards this up to this point, but maybe it's time to try
something different since what they have done before doesn't seem to do
the job the way many of us would like to see it done. I don't think
this is asking too much or being too unreasonable. Maybe it's time to
make it a priority for our elected officials so that they do implement it?
So let the discussion begin.
Respectfully,
Matthew Dufresne
Central
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