Jim is right. I was a street cop in Minneapolis and also know the message sent down from above; quit whining, there's no prblem. In the meantime, officers amassing information on their own of the problem and players.
One of the problems was that Bouza was comparing Mpls to New York City. In this respect, Mpls had no gang problem....to speak of. What he did not realize was that what was happening was not normal for Mpls. His base line was a big city, with a long history of gang activity. I can't help but think that if the chief at that time had been from here his attitude would have been much different and more responsive. This is why I hope that the next chief comes from within the department or from the Twin cities area. I do not think either this city or the department can waste the time it will take for an outsider to 'get on board'. Anne McCandless Jordan 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. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ 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
