Lt. Arradondo: a man who got it right Some very serious questions about the City of Minneapolis, its DFL administration, and its relationship to the Federal Mediation Agreement of September 2003 were raised by the Officer taken off panel, causing stir story in the September 29 edition of the Saint Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch.
The story raises troubling questions about the future of police-community relations and the under-appreciation of those officers of color who work to get it right, who enjoy the rare trust of the community, and who desperately want to make a difference. It is becoming clear that this is an attribute in decline and in short supply in the DFL-controlled corridors of Minneapolis City Hall. If as great a human being and solid citizen as Lt. Arradondo can be disrespected and, by association, communities of color, as the story reports, God help the average citizen who happens to be a person of color on the streets of this city. We continue in this column to work for the day when the City and its departments get it right. We continue in this column to work for the day when dignity and honesty will become the order of the day. We join with our friends in the Hispanic, Latino, Native American and Asian communities in hoping, desperately, for a change in the attitude that now exists in the DFL government of the City of Minneapolis on the question of race.-Spokesman Recorder, Ron Edwards http://www.spokesman-recorder.com/News/Article/Article.asp?NewsID=62218&sID=16 http://www.theminneapolisstory.com/ Posted by Shawn Lewis, Minnetonka -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm 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
