> Agreed, and now it seems like her most likely opponents will be
> the same species of horse only with different hair. SSB promised to do
> a lot for the neighborhoods too, work on affordable housing, and here
> we are eight years later...anyway, I wanted to address the persistent
> whining about the MPD. While they're a long way from perfect, you
> people have no idea just how bad a police department can get.
> I suggest you haul out your search engines and check out "Prince
> Georges County Police" and "Washington Post". After you're done
> reading that you'll fall down on your knees and praise God you aren't
> living there. They had a rough reputation when I was growing up
> there, but this reminds me of the stories they used to tell about the
> Philadelphia cops unnder Frank Rizzo.
> Oh, and in case anyone thinks having blacks in charge makes
> a difference - please note that the PG County Executive, most if
> not all of the County Council, and a healthy chunk of the force are
> black. The PGPD is truly an equal opportunity offender.
Like most radicals, I'm pretty aware of the history of the Philly
police. The move bombing is sort of a big deal. So I'd never say that
the Twin Cities have the worst police force. As a matter of fact, I
didn't say that. But what I did say is that the police force is pretty
rotten. I don't think that the logic that something else is worse
legitimizes a situation. After all, one can move this farther in its
logic by pointing out that the situation in Philly is nothing like say the
situation in the Occupied Territories in Palestine (et al). The simple
fact of the matter is, I live here. These are the police I see engaged in
a number of activities (stemming from a CODEFOR system) which I think have
racist tendancies and in general lead to this being a less liveable
place. To put it simply, I would like to see that change.
yours,
robert wood
st. paul resident
"Europe is literally the creation of the Third World."
--Franz Fanon
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