Referring to Tyrone Terrill's guest commentary in the Spokesman Recorder (May 12-18, 2005), 'Say no to gangs by June 1, 2005: An open letter to the African American Community,' Ron Edwards wrote:
"Tyrone Terrill, director of St. Paul's Department of Human Rights, circulated his infamous open letter to the communities of color April 28, calling for drastic action against gangs and those related to them. We responded with our open letter to Tyrone on our webpage (May 8, #51) [ http://theminneapolisstory.com ]. We asked Tyrone why he was stabbing his own people in the back, making us the problem instead of part of the solution, and letting Whites off the hook. "Then Don Samuels emailed Tyrone saying, "I am all for this," and called for everyone to get on board, including "the black papers,...KMOJ...black cable show hosts." -- Terrill and Samuels' 'Final Solution' for Twin City Blacks. Spokeman-Recorder, May 19-25, 2005 Why is the head of St. Paul's Human Rights Department setting forward arguments in favor of taking away human rights? Isn't his job supposed to be about enforcement of laws that expand human rights? African Americans in the Twin Cities do not have access to education facilities, employment and housing on the same basis as whites due to illegal discrimination on the basis of "race." And not much is being done to enforce laws that prohibit race-based discrimination. That is why gang activity, and laws that criminalize people who are related to alleged gang members, pose a more immediate and serious danger to African Americans than to Whites. The City of Minneapolis is also poised to implement a plan of action against gangs, and those related to gang members, along the lines advocated by Tyrone Terrill in his open letter. The chief architect of the plan in Minneapolis is Chuck Wexler, a consultant for the City of Minneapolis and the General Mills Foundation. Ron Edwards refers to Wexler as "...the architect of Minnesota's new Nuremberg Laws." At his blog site, Ron Edwards wrote, "Here is our concern: the consultant, Chuck Wexler, who has been brought in “ to help the department deal with the rising violence in several North Side neighborhoods,” is being paid by the General Mills Foundation. What the Strib is so far not telling (are the editors blocking it so as not to embarrass their friends?) is that the police are telling us they can't tell us what is in the plan because it is the General Mills Foundation plan." In my view, the Minneapolis Plan to deal with gangs must emphasize the defense and extension of human rights, not an erosion of rights that moves us in the direction of a NAZI-style 'final solution' of the "African-American Problem." -Doug Mann, King Field candidate for 8th ward city council http://educationright.com - - REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
