I agree with Mark's statement that the issue before the council should be about whether or not McManus will make a good chief or not. To me, the glaringly obvious issue os that there are some council members who SUPPORT and APPROVE OF police brutality.
There is no other reason to push so hard for the reapointment of John Laux (Lubinsky or Gerold) other than you don't believe there is a need for reform, and you approve of the way the Minneapolis Police department condicted itself during the late 80's/early 90's. At least Barb Johnson has actually made this statement point blank. You can almost see the smile on her face every time someone not convicted of a crime is beaten up or killed by the police. Many of us remember her very cruel comment about the "faily business" in regards to the high school honors student that was beaten by the police. I give her points for honesty. She seems to know exactly what she's doing. The rest of those council members, (Robert what's happened to you!!) who would prefer John Laux over William McManus should talk to some of of those who were on the council when Olson was first appointed as police chief. Ask them why having an MPD insider didn't work. Why were so few council members willing to consider reappointing Laux, and why choose Olson who at the time seemed like a reformer. Ask them about the issues at the time and apply them to this situation. Hopefully some of the CMs who were around at this time could give us some background. I'm sure most council members who truly want improvement in police community will come to the conclusion that McManus is worth hearing out and probably a better choice than the other four. Tamir Nolley Holland __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ 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
