McManus commands attention Randy Furst, Star Tribune Published February 29, 2004 Whatever folks may think of Minneapolis' new police chief, he has wasted little time in making his presence felt.
Ten days into his administration, Bill McManus stunned the department when he suspended three top police officials in the case of officer Duy Ngo, who last year was shot six times by another officer. A day before the suspensions, McManus apologized to Ngo and squelched rumors that Ngo had shot himself. The chief's dramatic moves left some wondering if he may have needlessly alienated his own troops early in his term. http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4635613.html ******************************************************************** Although I don't like to see police officers whose reputations are called into question, I believe public services like a police department means public scrutiny, including coverage by the mass media. We all must remember that we as a community have very serious issues between the community residents and the Minneapolis Police department. If officers can shoot and nearly kill their own, why would anyone in the general public have any confidence a police department. Shawn Lewis, Field Neighborhood -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm 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
