I recall when the agreement was signed allowing Mr. Stanek to return to The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) within a time certain, should things not work out at the state level. I thought at the time a bit odd, but a person should always have a back-up plan. It is clear Mr. Stanek is within his rights to return to the MPD at his former rank, although his billet is not clear and thus an issue for Mr. McManus to wrestle with. I was somewhat concerned with Mr. Ellison jumping to the forefront of the issue concerning an indiscretion on the part of Mr. Stanek over a decade ago. I would assume Mr. Ellison would be focusing his efforts on job creation, crime control and other issues that would improve the lives of his constituents in HD 58b. To draw a comparison, Mr. Ellison has proposed a bill in the current legislative session allowing convicted felons to regain voting rights upon completion of sentence and parole. Mr. Ellison's pose seems odd considering that Mr. Stanek who has been a dedicated civil servant for decades and who made a verbal mistake over a decade ago is being pillared by Mr. Ellison and other well meaning, yet misguided members of the activist set. It is clear that Mr. Stanek will return to the MPD, any objection on the part of the MPD or The City of Minneapolis will result in our tradition of bungled agreements, subsequent lawsuits and the ultimate bill to the taxpayers.
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