Some people feel that the same question can be directed at the behavior of some of the MPD.
David Wilson Loring Park On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Ryan Kaess wrote: > > Is anybody Concerned that this proposal would put the public at risk by taking > police off the street, thereby allowing the thugs, murders and rapists to behave > anyway they want. . . . unchecked? > Ryan Kaess > Robert Schmid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Or this could have the effect of cutting > one of the good cops, in > essence removing a control rod from a nuclear core. > > The idea is right but simply cut the cop who is convicted. With the > lottery good cops may become more vigilent, but bad cops will become > more brutal knowing that they only have a 0.1% chance of losing their > jobs for their actions. > > Robert Schmid > Central > > On Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 12:27 AM, David Shove wrote: > > > Q: How do we bring give the police force reason to obey the law and not > > beat the daylights out of minorites, poor, mentally disturbed etc > > citizens? > > > > A: Every time there is a proven brutality, one position will be cut > > from > > the police force. If it is set at say 900, it gets cut to 899. Then > > ALL of > > the officers are given a number from 001 to 900, and 3 "power ball" > > single > > digit balls are drawn, preferably on TV with lots of fanfare. The > > number, > > and then the associated name, of the officer is displayed, and he/she > > is > > thereby FIRED and may not be replaced. > > > > How long do you think it would take before ALL the cops were enforcing > > the > > most decorous polite behavior on ALL other cops? > > > > If brutality anywhere could mean the loss of his/her job, how long > > until > > Mpls had the best police force on earth? > > > > --David Shove > > Roseville > > > > > > > > On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Steve Brandt wrote: > > > >> Steve Brandt: I believe that people are referring to this incident, > >> encapsulated in this morning's paper: > >> > >> In 1997, Storlie shot and wounded Lawrence Miles Jr., who was 15 at > >> the > >> time, in south Minneapolis after Miles ran past him with a BB gun. > >> Storlie shot Miles, believing the teenager was pointing a gun at his > >> partner. Miles and a friend were playing BB-gun tag in the 3600 block > >> of > >> Chicago Av. at 1:30 a.m. when that shooting happened. > >> > >> Storlie was exonerated by the Police Department and the Hennepin > >> County > >> Attorney's Office. Last year, a federal jury found no police brutality > >> in that case and declined to award money to Miles. > >> > >> Steve Brandt > >> Star Tribune > >> > >> TEMPORARY REMINDER: > >> 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. > >> 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> > >> Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > >> E-Democracy > >> Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > >> > > > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > > 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. > > 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. > > > > ________________________________ > > > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > > E-Democracy > > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. > 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. > > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, and more TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
