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Dear City Council Members:
Six of the current ten members of the Civilian Review Authority Board were appointed by you, and the other four were approved by you, so I thought you might be able to address my concern: Why have you appointed or approved ten board members who are obviously incompetent, delusional or both?
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Dear President Obama, Attorney General Holder, Senators Klobuchar and Franken, and Congressman Ellison:
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Last winter there was quite a hullabaloo when Dave Bicking was not reappointed to the Minneapolis Civilian Review Authority Board (CRA) and Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan was reappointed to his position on an 8-5 vote by the City Council.
Julian Assange’s extradition hearing to Sweden begins February 7 in London. His lawyers have argued that based on Sweden’s past practices, Assange’s eventual extradition to the United States – where he could face the death penalty – would be much more likely from Sweden. Free Speech ZoneThe Free Speech Zone offers a space for contributions from readers, without editing by the TC Daily Planet. This is an open forum for articles that otherwise might not find a place for publication, including news articles, opinion columns, announcements and even a few press releases. Actions in Assange’s support and opposing the extradition are being planned in several cities, including London, Copenhagen, Brisbane, Australia, and Minneapolis. Continue Reading
[Note: The following letter was sent to 83 of the 93 United States Attorneys today, which is the ninth anniversary of the first prisoners arriving at Guantanamo Bay Detention Center. Witness Against Torture and other groups will be demonstrating about Guantanamo and related issues in Washington, D.C., over the next 12 days.]
December 10 is International Human Rights Day, a day commemorating the United Nations General Assembly’s passage of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
In its third “Whereas” clause, the Declaration encourages codification of these human rights into law. Continue Reading
If any public body ought to comply with the spirit, if not the letter, of the Minnesota Open Meeting Law, it should be the Minneapolis Civilian Police Review Authority (CRA). But it doesn’t.
From: charles turchick [mailto:cturchick@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:39 PM
To: maturi@umn.edu
Subject: Application for position of Head Coach of the U of M football team
Dear Mr. Maturi:
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There has been much ado about Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan’s reluctance to discipline officers in cases sustained by the Civilian Review Authority (CRA). The reasons he was giving for his no-discipline decisions were a clear violation of the CRA ordinance.
Everyone who has served on the CRA Board for the past several years agrees with that proposition. Continue Reading