Minneapolis Issues Folks, I have great concern that first amendment rights, and using the police for political purposes will return to our city. During the previous Mayor and former Council leaders we had numerous examples of this abuse of power. The targeting of Hardtimes Cafe, May Day Parade arrests, ISAG (infiltration of police into demonstration), and Hwy 55 reroute just to name a few. I don't believe the entire council or the mayor prompted each of these events, but they did not send a message that such abuse of power will not be tolerated. The police should never be used for political means, or to violate citizens First Amendment rights! We have seen plenty of criticism of Chief McManus, and I feel some of it has been warranted. The Chief should be given credit for the polices overall improved behavior towards our cities citizen First Amendment Rights. I hope the Park Police are not being used in away that violates citizens rights. Ken Bradley Kenny
Niel Ritchie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The fact that three squads were disipatched to hassle Jason Stone for his perfectly legitimate activity certainly makes me question the need for a seperate park police force, especially one with such poor control over its resources. Niel Ritchie Linden Hills __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.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 --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing & more. Check it out! 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
