DUKE POWELL wrote: > 4. The response by those on this list to the actions of public safety > officials have shown me that many of you will go to any length to berate and > degrade those who are sworn to protect you, your family and your property > from those who wish you ill. The scary thing to me is that you all seem to > have the ear of the mayor and a significant number of city council members.
"Will go to any length to berate and degrade those who are sworn to protect..." Hmmm... well that's not me, but I will tell you this: These latest actions by the MPS do not represent the cutting edge of creative community orientated law enforcement; it's more of a through back to the confrontational policing of the 60s and 70s. Here is my question: Which precipitated the violence: the student celebration or the police response to it? In L.A. I've seen many minor incidents blow up because law enforcement was not willing to take minor infarctions in stride. I can think of a number of ways in which both the Critical Mass and the championship cerebration could have been handled more effectively. This is, I think, a management problem; and for the mayor a PR problem. So, how many more incidents will it take for the MPD to become a political liability in the next election? Michael Atherton Prospect Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
