Minneapolis

[HONDO74]

The last time Minneapolis had a republican mayor was 1973. From 1975 for 45 years the democrats have dominated Minneapolis.

How Minneapolis, One of America's Most Liberal Cities, Struggles With Racism
https://news.yahoo.com/minneapolis-one- ... 48509.html

The Minneapolis City Council, made up of 12 Democrats and a member of the Green Party, includes two transgender members, both of whom are black. The city has for years held a popular community celebration and parade for Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery.

Minneapolis police chief filed a civil suit against the department in 2007 alleging discrimination against people of color, including black officers
https://news.yahoo.com/minneapolis-poli ... 35575.html

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo was one of five black police officers to bring a civil suit against the department alleging discrimination against people of color including black officers in 2007, CNN reported.

The complaint was dismissed in 2009, and settled out of court for more than $800,000.

So Police Chief Medaria Arradondo and his comrades split $800,000 dollars and he became Chief of Police. Apparently the color he was interested in was the COLOR OF MONEY.

Minneapolis PD's Medaria Arradondo speaks during a security news conference in advance of the Super Bowl 52 football game, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in Minneapolis.

[HONDO74]

Minneapolis school board votes to end contract with police
https://www.foxnews.com/us/minneapolis- ... ith-police

The Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday to terminate its contract with the police department following the death of George Floyd on May 25.

The Minneapolis Police Department has reportedly worked with the school system for decades.

The decision by the school board comes the same day the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) announced they would be launching an investigation into “systemic discriminatory practices towards people of color” in the MDP.


Maybe Police Chief Medaria Arradondo will have to resign for allowing the systemic discriminatory practices to happen

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Sorry, but the pendulum is swinging too far to the left. Too easy to play the "race" card when a discussion doesn't go your way. We wanted to abolish racism and color inequality, but in the process we've created a monster. If people really want to know what racism feels like, just look back to pre- 1960's and 70's. It has been a long and painful road to get where we're at and we're not there yet, but the days of violent protest and burning of cities is not needed. If some of these younger people (blacks, whites, hispanics, all of us) would understand what their parents and grandparents had to deal with, they might behave a little more civil about proceeding forward in a positive manner and lose some of their attitude.

[HONDO74]

Could be an interesting experiment for community policing.?

Jeremiah Ellison, Minnesota AG Keith Ellison's son: 'We are going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department'
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jeremi ... department

Jeremiah Ellison, a Minneapolis city councilman and son of state Attorney General Keith Ellison, is calling for the "dismantling" of the Minneapolis Police Department following days of nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd.

"We are going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department," Jeremiah Ellison tweeted Thursday. "And when we’re done, we’re not simply gonna glue it back together. We are going to dramatically rethink how we approach public safety and emergency response. It’s really past due."

[HONDO74]

Opposing viewpoint

Juan Williams warns far-left call to 'defund the police' a 'bad idea' that would hurt poor communities
https://www.foxnews.com/media/juan-will ... e-bad-idea

"The Five" co-host Juan Williams said Thursday that adopting calls by the far left to "defund the police" would have a disproportionately large impact on poor neighborhoods.

"I think this is a bad idea to defund the police," Williams said.

"To me, it's poor communities that need higher levels of attention and engagement from the police to produce good policing, to make people feel safe in their homes and in terms of their stores, property, and the rest."

Williams added that rather than defunding law enforcement, the focus should be on improving police tactics and community engagement.

[robert.]

Something happened today,between governor wolf and Pa's state police. He wrote up a whole bunch of new regulations for cops to follow. Pa's state police got their knickers in a knot I saw something about him marching with protesters yesterday and some anger about cancelling Memorial day parades. Everybody is hyper sensitive and has cabin fever around here.

[HONDO74]

Never thought I would see something like this happen

Minneapolis mayor booed out of protest after reportedly refusing to defund police
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/minnea ... und-police

Minneapolis’ Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey was booed out of a protest on Saturday after reportedly refusing to back far-left calls to defund the Minneapolis Police Department -- a week after riots and looting tore through the city in the wake of George Floyd's death in police custody.

“Go home Jacob, go home,” the demonstrators yelled at the mayor, as others booed and chanted “Shame, shame, shame.”

[MurphOnMillerAve]

..in the interest of balance and fairness, in Minneapolis and elsewhere, I wonder if there will be demonstrations protesting the historically huge number of crimes committed by Black males against other races in the USA. Seemingly endless reports on TV News, through the decades, are my source. Have I imagined the large numbers of perps, who they appear to be, and who it is that is filmed committing crime, and filmed running away from crime scenes?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Have I imagined the large numbers of perps, who they appear to be, and who it is that is filmed committing crime, and filmed running away from crime scenes?

You've more likely been misled by many years of sensationalization and stereotyping of everything by media and others using crime to sell their agendas.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

You've presented an interesting perspective. Yet, it feels a bit superficial and simplistic and not at all convincing, given what I have seen in the News , over decades.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

You've presented an interesting perspective. Yet, it feels a bit superficial and simplistic and not at all convincing, given what I have seen in the News , over decades.

You've just made my point,

[HONDO74]

You've presented an interesting perspective. Yet, it feels a bit superficial and simplistic and not at all convincing, given what I have seen in the News , over decades.

What news have you mainly been viewing.

The mainstream media ?

ABC NBC CBS CNN FOX ? Others ? Any newspapers ? internet news sites ?

I would say many years ago the news was presented as the news of what was happening. Over time it became a source of entertainment. " If it bleeds it leads" Now it is mostly agenda driven. Opinion presented as facts.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

You've presented an interesting perspective. Yet, it feels a bit superficial and simplistic and not at all convincing, given what I have seen in the News , over decades.

You've just made my point,

Not really. What made your viewpoint superior to what's been available via the News? You've been at crime scenes taking notes and inventory of perps? Go visit a few large cities , especially at night , and let me know who "greets" you the most often. Shall I select the cities for you?
Malls?
Mall parking garages?
Parking lots?

As further example, I just now looked up from my iPhone at the tv News channel12 in front of me to see a photo from the last few hours to see a carjacker pictured. Want to guess what/whom I saw? I didn't have to look at the screen. More imagination on my part? Expectation?

[MurphOnMillerAve]

You've presented an interesting perspective. Yet, it feels a bit superficial and simplistic and not at all convincing, given what I have seen in the News , over decades.

What news have you mainly been viewing.

The mainstream media ?

ABC NBC CBS CNN FOX ? Others ? Any newspapers ? internet news sites ?

I would say many years ago the news was presented as the news of what was happening. Over time it became a source of entertainment. " If it bleeds it leads" Now it is mostly agenda driven. Opinion presented as facts.

All of the above have been my viewing as I channel-surf. Are you implying or suggesting they are all in-cahoots making the numbers and videos up as part of a plot?

[HONDO74]

You've presented an interesting perspective. Yet, it feels a bit superficial and simplistic and not at all convincing, given what I have seen in the News , over decades.

What news have you mainly been viewing.

The mainstream media ?

ABC NBC CBS CNN FOX ? Others ? Any newspapers ? internet news sites ?

I would say many years ago the news was presented as the news of what was happening. Over time it became a source of entertainment. " If it bleeds it leads" Now it is mostly agenda driven. Opinion presented as facts.

All of the above have been my viewing as I channel-surf. Are you implying or suggesting they are all in-cahoots making the numbers and videos up as part of a plot?

Nope, they all have their own agenda that the present as news. They are all in competition with each other for ratings and ad revenue.