I disagree that raising questions about police use of force is somehow illegitimate, and to blame in any part for the strained relationship between the MPD and our communities. In my opinion, the distrust and disconnect stem directly from the actions of our officers, and we do more harm than good if we turn away from reasonable concerns. Police bullets entered the body of an innocent hostage. That is, in my opinion, the very worst-case outcome of such a situation. It is entirely valid to point this out and ask if this piece of data, along with all the other events we've seen in the last few months, highlights a larger problem in our police department.
Robin Garwood Seward -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 3:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] MPD Management of October Hostage Situation Alan, I do not want to pretend to know the details of how the victim fell, but I want to clarify that I believe the police acted accordingly and the fact that the victim was shot twice by the police is simply a sad fact of the situation that could not be avoided. In the movie world “reality” is far from what actually happens. Not to get to far into the forensics of how the human body reacts to stimulus and or even death it is VERY possible that the police were aiming at the shooter and upon rapid succession of bullets being fired the body could have fallen in front of the line of fire intended for the shooter. As for the timing of shots fired, residue and overlapping blood traces are a quick indication, although certainly not the only tools used to determine the situation. I think this sort of questioning is nothing more than a “smoking gun” theory and serves no better than to fuel an already strained police/public relationship. Valdis Rozentals SAW _______________________________________ 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 _______________________________________ 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
