Re: [Mpls] Coddling the Criminals: CUAPB Statement on Latest Police Brutality(?) Incident

[Michelle Gross]

I can't speak for Staten, Moss or any of the folks in that crowd but I can 
tell you that as soon as we got called about the incident, we sent a team 
of investigators to meet with three different sets of people who witnessed 
the incident, including folks who were not arrested.  At this time, to 
protect their safety and keep our word to them, we cannot reveal anything 
else about them.  However, they each gave nearly identical descriptions of 
the incident (though some did not see all of the incident) and they were 
not together when we talked to them and they had not communicated with each 
other since the incident occurred.  We also conducted other research that I 
am not at liberty to divulge at this time.

Believe it or not, CUAPB doesn't want to get snowed so we investigate cases 
to the best of our ability before we put out any kind of public 
statement.  That's why we did not put out a public statement until very 
late Tuesday night after our team had done it's preliminary work, despite 
being hounded by the media for a statement.  Our team continued to 
investigate yesterday and has some information that even the media is not 
privy to.

I feel we have acted in a completely responsible manner.  However, I 
personally can't say the same about Moss, Staten and company.  It was the 
height of irresponsibility to bring a man straight from jail after such an 
ordeal and let him spill his guts to the media, thus possibly blowing any 
legal case he could have.

Michelle Gross
Bryn Mawr
At 08:40 AM 10/16/03 -0500, Anne McCandless wrote:
I agree with Dyna (never thought I would say that, girl).  Before I would
take Mr Porter's word that the sky is blue, I'd step outside and make sure.
How many of the people on this list,  members of CUAPB included, would 
want to be convicted solely on Mr Porter and his buddies say so?

If, and I know this is going to be hard for some of you to imagine, but if
Mr Porter's allegations are not true, what do you think the officers deserve
to get?  They have been accused, in public, named in the media and by their
accuser of one of the most perverted acts one man can commit on another.  If
they did not do this, will all these people, including CUAPB, apologige as
loudly and as publicly as they are now condemning them?  Or will this act
just be considered one of the risks of the job?
Anne McCandless
Jordan
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