This is amazing. Fifty years of documented, almost weekly, abuse and,
according to this statement, a single con job (if true) can blow it all?

Utterly ridiculous. The pattern of police violence perpetrated on citizens
of Minneapolis covers decades. It is a department rife with a culture of
racist and self-serving releases of rage on citizens with whom they believe
they are in a continuous war.

Whether Porter's claims are genuine or not, his case is a drop in the bucket
of slime comprising the law enforcement culture - in which even the finest
and cleanest officers are infected by the blue code of silence when their
brothers and sisters pour out their anger on defenseless citizens whose
safety they are charged with protecting.

Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
 --------

> From: "List Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> "If federal investigators conclude that there are grounds for criminal
> charges against police in the episode, there is a chance that the department
> could be placed under federal control and reorganized under the auspices of
> the Justice Department. ... Conversely, if Porter's claims prove to be even
> partially trumped-up, it will be a long time before anyone in a position of
> power is obliged to take MPD misconduct allegations seriously again."
> 
> http://www.citypages.com/databank/24/1194/article11589.asp
> 
> David Brauer
> List manager

REMINDERS:
1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
before continuing it on the list. 
2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait.
________________________________

Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy
Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls

Reply via email to