I think I found the business plan that Guy Gambill was referring to, which is available as a PDF at:
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/results-oriented-minneapolis/docs/CityAttyBu sPlanUpdated1026.pdf After reviewing it, I have to agree with Britt Robson. There's nothing in here that specifically refers to settlements or court judgments as a result of police misconduct. As Britt points out, other than a couple of isolated and unusually large cases, all the settlements are referred to in total. In addition, the City Pages article refers to settlements over a period from 1995 to 2004 and the business plan does not cover anywhere near that long of a time period. While I suppose it's possible that Paul Demko and GR Anderson may have made mistakes in this article, no evidence to support that argument has actually been offered yet. Mark Snyder Windom Park On 7/27/05 1:23 PM, "Britt Robson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mr. Gambrill begins his post by saying that, "There are some errors in the > City Pages article from July 20, 2005..." and claims his post will clarify > those "errors." It does not clarify anything. It does not prove City Pages > erred. The source Mr. Gambrill cites, the City Attorney's Business Plan, > mixes all city settlement monies with police settlement monies. The > notations provided vis a vis the Kondirator and Siegel vs. Johnson cases > clearly indicate this, and demonstrate that the bulk of total settlements in > a given year can be non-police related. > Mr. Gambrill infers that City Pages underestimated the amount of police > settlements. He says a poster, uses CP story info, is wrong to say: "To me, > the biggest waste is the $10 million-plus that's been paid out in > settlements over the last 10 years due to cops not being able to control > their tempers." Mr. Gambrill counters that the amount is "far in excess of > $10 million over the past 10 years. In fact, over $10 million was paid out > in 2003...alone." > Yeah, and more than $8 million of that 2003 figure was Siegel vs. Johnson, > or the LSGI settlement, which was not related to police conduct. Mr. > Gambrill's source also clearly states that "the number of police misconduct > lawsuits declined dramatically from 1998-2001." > I think my colleagues Paul Demko and GR Anderson did a fabulous job on this > story. Having it tarred by an incomplete, and then misinterpreted, citation > from Mr. Gambrill does those writers a disservice. > > Britt Robson > Lyndale > Senior Editor/Staff Writer, City Pages > P.S.--Mssrs. Demko and Anderson were not consulted about this post. 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
