While I believe I've been the Mayor's fiercest critic on this list and will continue to be so, I back him on his choice for Police Chief.
Given the problems of brutality and racism among the rank and file of our police force it's imperative that we hire and outsider. Besides, didn't Lucy Gerold play a significant part in the Hard Times Cafe fiasco? Hiring a woman just for the sake of hiring a woman is sexist and counterproductive. And if Lisa Goodman is as concerned about the Mayor's affirmative action record as she claims to be, then she ought to show some integrity for once and ask to have her name taken off R.T.'s campaign fundraising literature. The Mayor took a lot of flak from the black community, and rightly so, for his failure to effectively address how blacks in Minneapolis are mistreated and underserved by our police. Now he's trying to do something about it. I think we need to give him a break on this one. Finally, as long as council members like Goodman, Barb Johnson, Gary Schiff, Dan Nizoliek, Scott Benson and Sandy Colvin Roy continue their show of indifference to blacks and other groups that have been hurt by Minneapolis law enforcement personnel, they will have much to answer for if anther race riot breaks out during their term.------------Peter Schmitz CARAG 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
