[Jordan Kushner] I have not received any feedback from any city officials about my suggestion a few days ago that the city should refuse to spend money to suppress protests against the federal government.
[TB] Having seen nothing that suggests the protesters were doing nothing more than maybe walking down the street and standing around en mass in front of the Federal Courthouse, why were all of the cops there? Were they trying to incite something? Our Police Department seems to have a habit of over reacting to the possibility that something might happen, witness the 10 foot barriers they put up for the ISAG convention a couple of years ago and the streets and skyways they closed for the Police Chiefs convention last year. Can't say that I heard any reports of anyone mugging a cop who came to the convention. Hey, our cops were prepared just in case. I'm not sure that the events at the Courthouse were any more disruptive than the basketball tournament a few blocks away at the Dome. Maybe even less so. Now we have a Governor who essentially wants to bill people for being arrested because the senior management of the Police Department decides to send a bunch of cops to a non-event. Lets get back to "all politics is local" and not get overly reactive when some folks in Washington (and maybe St. Paul) start waving orange flags. Spend a little less time listening to Stanek and Ashcroft and listen to the folks in Minneapolis who aren't doing anything more than voicing their opinions. Last I checked, that is still a legal activity. Guess I wouldn't expect any response from our city officials (Mayor, Police Chief), they're to afraid that they might offend someone. Terrell Brown Loring Park terrell at terrellbrown dot org __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com 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
