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police misconduct
VOICES | On Black leadership, Kersten and Bell should stay tuned
It has taken me several weeks to respond to a couple of items that appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune concerning Black leadership. MORE »
Mpls council members call for investigation of police actions at RNC
Minneapolis City Council Members Cam Gordon (Green-Ward 2) and Gary Schiff (DFL-Ward 9) have called for a public hearing and independent investigation into law enforcement actions taken against protesters and the journalists who covered them during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in St. Paul. MORE »
VOICES | Dissent under fire at the RNC
“Our right to protest the government and its policies is not ‘suspicious behavior’; it’s Constitutionally protected speech.” Caroline Fredrickson, Director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office MORE »
After being blasted by pepper spray, RNC protester not angry at Minneapolis cops
by Paul Schmelzer, September 15, 2008 • One of the more disturbing clips, of way too many, from the Republican National Convention, is this one showing Leah Lane being repeatedly blasted with pepperspray by Minneapolis police officers who knock her down with their bikes.
Like Goldilocks, survey says police handled RNC ‘just about right’
Hey, someone’s been eating my constitutional rights!
After St. Paul announced last week that a man named Heffelfinger would review law enforcement during the Republican National Convention, a local TV station trumpeted what would seem to be Goldilocks’ view on the matter. MORE »
St. Paul taps two to review RNC cops — but not misconduct
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman announced late Tuesday afternoon that the city will undergo an outside review of the public safety effort tied to the Republican National Convention — but its limited scope may not satisfy calls from various quarters for independent review of police misconduct. MORE »
Baghdad on the Mississippi
by Eleanor Arnason • I found a piece by Ray McGovern in Common Dreams on police action in St. Paul.
This sounds as nasty as I had feared: police spies and infiltrators and police preemptive strikes against people doing nothing illegal.
The St. Paul City Council? Only one member had the courage to speak out — Councilman Dave Thune, who was particularly enraged that Sheriff Fletcher took action within St. Paul city limits:
RNC Police: Looking backwards
by Grace Kelly on MN Blue • I am an equal opportunity critic, More thought and reflection will be needed, however here is the first pass at looking at the police effort before looking at other efforts.
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