I'd take Doug Grow's column with a grain of salt. Not only is he biased in favor of the Minneapolis Police Union, but he neglects to compare law suits Minneapolis has had to settle compared to law suits Saint Paul has had to settle in regard to violence leveled against citizens by the police. Also, Saint Paul hasn't needed a federal mediator, unlike Minneapolis. So it makes sense that Minneapolis, unlike St. Paul, recruits from the outside.
All this being said. William McManus, whose appointment I very much supported, squandered his political and moral capital, and this makes me sad.--------------Peter Schmitz Downtown Saint Paul ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! 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
