Maybe people who are so quick to judge Chief McManus for temporarily suspending, with pay, officers while an investigation takes place should remember that police officers charge people every day with crimes which are, after investigation, dropped or for which people are later acquitted. This is considered "normal" despite the damage such charges often do to the reputations of innocent people--and the costs they must incur to defend themselves. Every day in Minneapolis people get picked up on charges that are later dropped. In this case the officers continued to be paid and an independent investigation took place. That's a lot better than the treatment a lot of innocent people get. It seems like professional police officers should understand and appreciate this.
Wasn't one of the three officers suspended rather involved in the Hard Times Cafe prosecution fiasco--trumped up charges that did damage to the Cafe's reputation and cost it a considerable amount in legal fees? I don't remember many calls for the officers involved in that unjustified prosecution to resign. The cafe certainly never received any apology or reimbursement for lost business or its legal fees. Bruce Shoemaker Holland neighborhood (temporarily relocated to Vientiane, Laos but coming home soon) 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
