Some on the council, including Booker Hodges, have criticized fellow members for being too chummy with police officials. "You might be a little less likely to criticize someone you're too friendly with," he said.
Hodges said he'd like to see the relations council do more community outreach by publicizing the times of its meetings as well as details of the issues it's tackling. Relations council member Al Flowers said that if there were failures in the first year of mediation, it wasn't the fault of police officials but of the council's community representatives. After a year, police and citizens see plenty to do Howie Padilla and Terry Collins, Star Tribune December 26, 2004 http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5154825.html Accomplishments since Mediation Pact December 26, 2004 ACCOMPLISHMENTS SINCE MEDIATION PACT �Minneapolis police will no longer transport people in canine squad cars. �Discussions are ongoing regarding the removal of children from their homes. �Minneapolis police personnel are appointed to Council on Crime and Justice's Racial Profiling Study Committee. WORK YET TO BE DONE �Diversify the department through recruitment and retention of officers of color. �Allow for department issued cell phones for all officers, giving better access to translators, social services and other support services. �Write quarterly reports to the Police Community Relations Council, the mayor and City Council members about progress and the lack thereof. Posted by 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
